Not a Word
Company:
Brú Theatre
Running time:
1h approx
Age recommendation:
12+ years
Mask, music and movement combine in this new piece of physical theatre about the forgotten Irish navvies who worked hard, faltered and slowly faded from memory.
A day’s labouring done, in a place that has never quite felt like home, a silent man plays a beautiful old tune as memory dances amongst his workman’s boots and few cherished trinkets.
Celebrating those who ‘took the boat’, a forgotten class of Irish emigrants who helped build countries that were not their own, this production offers a portrait of one emigrant that echoes many people's stories today. Featuring live electronic and traditional music, it's an ode to a self-exiled labourer.
