Quintessence Theatre

Drogheda Arts Festival

Droichead Arts Centre

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An Tain Arts Centre

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Photography: Jenny Matthews and Steven Larkin

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Lockdown. Locked up. Locked in. No way out. No way in…

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Drogheda, 2020. In the midst of an unprecedented global pandemic two neighbours, Matt and Aisling, are each trapped in their own cycles of relationship abuse from which there can be no escape during a national lockdown. She just wants to feel safe. He just wants to see his children.

In this original play based on true stories Quintessence Theatre use their dazzling physical ensemble theatre techniques mingled with the multi-media of film and music to intimately and poignantly explore the struggle of Irish men and women caught in abusive purgatories made all the more perilous by COVID-19 restrictions in an inefficient and unsympathetic system.

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Behind Locked Doors first premiered as a short digital mini-series in Drogheda Arts Festival 2021. Now the fully-fledged live stage producton had its world premiere at Droichead Arts Centre as part of Drogheda Arts Festival 2022 before transferring to An Táin Arts Centre, Dundalk.

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CAST

Caera Carney

Anthony Kinahan

Sean Mulkerrin/Will Guppy

Fiona Keenan O'Brien

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CREATIVES & CREW

Directed by Anna Simpson

Choreography by Anna Simpson & Fiona Keenan O'Brien

Set & Costume Design by Els Borghart and Declan Kelly

Lighting Design by Israel del Barco

Sound Design by Anna Simpson

Costume Design by Anna Simpson

Audio Recording & editing by Steven Larkin & Ceara Carney

Poster Design by Niall O'Brien

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Reviews

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"Masterful direction and powerhouse performances"

Drogheda Independent

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