27 November 2010 – 16 December 2010
ABBEY THEATRE PRESENTS NATIONWIDE TOUR OF ‘OUTSIDERS’
November 2010 — The Abbey Theatre is delighted to present OUTSIDERS by leading economist and commentator David McWilliams on a nationwide tour this November and December. The tour will start on Saturday 27 November in the Watergate Theatre, Kilkenny and finishes on Thursday 16 December in An Grianán Theatre, Letterkenny. David McWilliams takes to the stage in a show which is part stand up, part discussion, part social observation and is directed by award-winning director Conall Morrison.
OUTSIDERS is a characteristically vivid, humorous and uncompromising account of what is going on in Ireland. In a unique theatre piece that had its world premiere on the Peacock stage last June, McWilliams offers a narrative of the recent collusion between the insiders of the Irish political system and the financial sector.
McWilliams believes Ireland’s political and social divide is not so much about rich and poor, young and old, urban and rural, but about Insiders and Outsiders. The Insiders — found in every village, town and city — are those with a stake in our country who believe that today’s status quo must be preserved at all costs. The Outsiders — who might live next door — are those who realise that the status quo is part of the problem.
In Ireland every time there is a crisis, the Insiders get stronger, not weaker. Far from losing power and paying for the chaos they caused, they tighten their grip on the country. In contrast, the Outsiders are excluded and left to fend for themselves. That is what happened in the 1950s and the 1980s and it is happening again now. But there is an alternative. OUTSIDERS is about the alternative.
While the others cheered the boom, only one economist accurately predicted the collapse and mess we find ourselves in. He told you the truth then; he’s telling you the truth now.
Outsiders tour dates
Watergate Theatre, Kilkenny
Saturday 27 November, 8pm
Tickets: €18/€16 (conc.)
Booking: 056-7761674 / www.watergatetheatre.com
Everyman Palace, Cork
Sunday 28 November, 8pm
Tickets: €25 / €20 (conc.) / €7 students (limited availability)
Bookings: www.everymanpalace.com / 021 4501673
Telephone & internet bookings are subject to a handling change
Town Hall Theatre, Galway
Tuesday 30 November, 8pm
Tickets €18/15 (conc.)
Booking: 091-569777/ www.tht.ie
Glór, Ennis
Thursday 1 December, 8pm
Tickets – €18/€15 (conc.)
Booking: 065 6843103 / www.glór.ie
Backstage Theatre, Longford
Thursday 2 December, 8.30pm
Tickets €18/€16 (conc.)
Bookings 043 3347888 / www.backstage.ie
Dunamaise Arts Centre, Portlaoise
Friday 3 December, 8pm
Tickets €20/€16 (conc.)
Booking: 057 8663355 / www.dunamaise.ie
Siamsa TÃre, Kerry
Saturday 4, Sunday 5 December, 8pm
Tickets €19
Booking: (066) 7123055 / www.siamsatire.com
Pavilion Theatre, Dun Laoghaire
Tuesday 7 & Wednesday 8 December, 8pm
Tickets: TBC
Booking: 01 231 2929 / www.paviliontheatre.ie
Garterlane, Waterford
Monday 13 December
Tickets: TBC
Booking: 051 855038 / www.garterlane.ie
DraÃocht, Blanchardstown
Main Auditorium
Tuesday 14 December, 8pm
Tickets: €18 / €14 (conc.)
Booking: 01-885 2622 / www.draiocht.ie
Riverbank Arts Centre, Kildare
Wednesday 15 December, 8pm
Tickets : €20/ €18 (conc.)
Book 045 448327 / www.riverbank.ie
An Grianán Theatre, Letterkenny
Thursday 16 December, 8pm
Tickets €20/€15 (conc.)
Booking: 074 912 0777 / www.angrianan.com
Were you the only economist to predict the collapse?
I understand the need to advertise and get people’s attention, but think that kind of line undermines more than anything else. Keep it real.
Nevermind the nay-sayers David; any creative activity that helps to educate and bring reality to the general population is positive and worthwhile. Best of luck with the tour and keep up the brilliant work you are doing on all our behalfs.
I saw this at the Peacock. It was an amazing experience, indescribable actually. Packed with information, loaded with wit and entertainment — very upbeat and encouraging despite the ‘bad news’. I can’t say enough good things about it. Go see if you haven’t!
“MadaboutEire” sounds like the pious guy who limits himself to “just one glass of wine” on the night out. Someone who never created or invented anything. A little hubris and shameless self promotion is well placed and deserved here. Cant wait to see the show. David is my hero, and as for the Madman? You are a bore.
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Just read your book The Generation Game and find myself animated about your proposals for Ireland to recreaate itself using the most valuable asset it has – its creative people and their inherent ability to connect. Your clever analysis of the Ireland’s recent economic history and the way you put it into a historic and global context is a real eyeopener. What a shame the politicians don’t have the humility or good sense to avail of the political and economic insight the you and some others I can think of could make available to them for the goodof the Irish… Read more »
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David – great show in Galway last night. Very insightful and informative in terms of how the economy has got into the state it is in – and more importantly offering a solution to the problem (that our politicans / civil service mandarins are too afraid to take). You asked what we, the people, could do to help make this happen. While there was a lot of enthuasiam in the audience, I do not see a US-style “Tea-Party” movement for reform happening in Ireland (are we too ‘shell-shocked’?). One suggestion then is, are you willing to post a ~10-15 minute… Read more »
Yes, excellent Galway presentation.
With all due respect to the concept, the actual ‘Tea Party’ movement was/is not actually about reform, despite what they claim. So not being able to do it is not exactly a handicap!
I like the YouTube idea.
I was at the show in longford last night and left feeling up lifted, however the budget anouncements today from FG and Labour made my heart sink and lead me to believe that the only hope of real change is a new political party, they are just not listening!
I live in hope
Matt
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