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The Sceptical Suffragette
The Sceptical Suffragette
October 26 @ 8:00 pm – 10:00 pm IST
A deeply dramatic play with moments of great laughter — Splódar Theatre Company presents The Sceptical Suffragette at The Dock in Leitrim. Politics, family feuding and violence all feature in this historical drama that tells the fascinating story of the activist life of Sylvia Pankhurst.
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Members of Splódar Theatre Company, the resident drama company in the Glens Centre in Manorhamilton.
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Power, politics, family feuding and violence all feature in this historical drama that tells the fascinating story of the activist life of Sylvia Pankhurst. A woman who fought for working class women to have an equal status in society, and who supported the Irish struggle for independence much to the chagrin of her English family and friends.
Sylvia suffered cruel force-feeding in Holloway prison, as well as sexual violence. Yet, she became sceptical of the direction of her feminist sisters and found herself marginalised. Her verbal battles with her manic sister Christabel and her mother Emmeline are at times hilarious and at times filled with pathos. Audiences can expect to be gripped by the tension, informed by the story and entertained by the comedy.
Splódar Theatre Company
Splódar theatre Company (est. 1995) is the resident drama company in the Glens Centre in Manorhamilton. Our principal objective is the production of high quality drama in Irish and English.
Under the name ‘The Glens Players’ (Aisteoirí na nGleannta) plays by writers such as Brian Friel, Frank McGuinness, Tom Murphy, Thornton Wilder, Jean Anouilh, John B Keane, Vincent Woods, Cathal O Searcaigh and Garrison Keillor have been staged by the company.
The company was given the name Splódar in 2007 to emphasise the Irish policy of the group. Irish language productions to date include Damhsa ag Lughnasa, Sadhbh, Antigone, Salome, Stiofan Og, Ulysses, Ag Clai na Muice Duibhe and Leannáin (Buaiteoirí) as well as a re-working of Glantacháin Earraigh by Máirtín Ó Cadhain.
The Dock, Leitrim
The Dock is Leitrim’s flagship arts centre, housed in a landmark, riverside venue in Carrick-on-Shannon, Ireland. The Dock presents an artistic programme that spans dance, music, theatre, visual arts and more. The Dock host an arts education and outreach programme that provides people of all ages and backgrounds with opportunities to engage in a meaningful way with artists and communities.
Built in 1828 as a Courthouse, The Dock is a significant heritage building which was restored by Leitrim County Council and reopened in 2005 as an award-winning arts centre. The venue has three galleries, a performance space, community meeting spaces, and artists’ studios. We will continue to improve our facilities and to work towards the green transition of the building.
The Dock is a member of the Irish Museums Association, the Performing Arts Forum, the Public Participation Network, Trans Europe Halles and Visual Artists Ireland. The Dock is the co-chair of the Cultural Transformation Movement, an international alliance of multidisciplinary arts centres committed to diversity and inclusion in the arts and culture sector.
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