Will I See You There
Dublin Fringe Festival: Pilot Light Edition, 2020
Gallery of Photography, Meeting House Square, Dublin.
6 - 9 September, 13:00, 15:00, 17:00
About
‘I am so sick of being so lost somewhere that ought to be home.’
Dee is back in Dublin, after several years away. Fin never left and is hiding in plain sight.
Viewed through a window and heard through headphones, WILL I SEE YOU THERE is a chance encounter between two people unaware of how much they need to be heard. This intimate show is an invitation to listen in as they strive to tune out the city around them, and the noise within.
The Irish Times - ★★★★
“For the audience the experience of this drama is like eavesdropping, on speed. We are party to each of their inner voices and we also hear their outloud conversation - simultaneously, overlapping, pointing up the disconnects. […] their interaction is thrilling in Jennifer O’Malley’s innovative, subtle and technically assured audio sound design and composition. […] It is a format perfectly suited to our present circumstances and evokes intense intimacy at great distance.”
Musings in the Intermissions - ★★★★
”Jennifer O’Malley’s excellent sound design creates an evocative backdrop, replacing the everyday grit of the city with the bright fluidity of a dream. […] The square isn’t just an urban refuge in director John King’s meticulous production. […] Murmuration knows that in art, no less than in life, eavesdropping is a way to pick up on what we miss. Digging through the layers of this touching reunion, we discover a crushing misconnection, a cry for help that was made but quickly got lost in the Dublin din.’
The Arts Review
”A small story with a big heart built around a brave and brilliant premise: tell a story to a private audience from a public space. […] A theatrical treat, likely to lodge in the memory for many years to come.”
Team
Direction by John King
Text by James Elliott, with Danielle Galligan, Finbarr Doyle and John King
Sound design and composition by Jennifer O’Malley
Performed by Nessa Matthews and Finbarr Doyle
Produced by Dara O Cairbre
Production Managed by Owen Clarke
Production Assistance by Aoife Daly
Costumes and additional dramaturgy by Ellen Kirk
Publicity Photography by Anthony O’Connor
Funded by the Arts Council of Ireland / an Chomhaile Ealaíon. Supported by the Gallery of Photography, Fingal County Council, Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown County Council, An Táin Arts Centre, The Digital Hub, Official Digital Partner of Dublin Fringe Festival and Pan Pan Platform at Dublin Fringe Festival in partnership with AOB Arts Management.