The Book of Names
ANU Productions and Landmark Productions
In days of upheaval a new resilience has taken hold.
✭✭✭✭✭ "riveting … spellbinding … exhilarating" - The Arts Review
✭✭✭✭ "why stand back when you can relive it?" - The Irish Times
✭✭✭✭ "a compelling site-specific performance set in Dublin’s docks …highly ambitious … superb choreography and sound design" - The Guardian
Two of Ireland’s leading theatre companies collaborate for the first time, to present a hugely ambitious co-production that plots a singular path through one of the most secretive, contentious and turbulent times in Irish history.
Drawing on two 100-year old books—a unique historical ledger which documents in careful detail the names, ages and roles of every employee in Dublin Port, and an intelligence dossier containing names and photographs of potential targets—The Book of Names tells a tale of espionage, high stakes and a deadly game of historical doublethink.
Supported by the Arts Council, Dublin Port, Dublin Theatre Festival and Greater Houston Community Foundation
Age Guidance: 16+
Duration: 75 Minutes
