Quintessence Theatre
In association with
Drogheda Arts Festival; Droichead Arts Centre and An Táin arts Centre
Proudly Present

BEHIND LOCKED DOORS

Quintessence Theatre return to the live stage with an original play exploring the shadow pandemics of Ireland’s lockdown: domestic violence and parental alienation
THURS 2nd & FRI 3rd JUNE | 8PM |
An Tain Arts Centre, Crowe Street, Dundalk

Tickets: www.antain.ie
(042) 933 2332


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

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.

Behind Locked Doors first premiered as a short digital mini-series in Drogheda Arts Festival 2021. Now the fully-fledged live stage production will have its world premiere at Droichead Arts Centre as part of Drogheda Arts Festival 2022 (before transferred to An Táin Arts Centre, Dundalk in June).
Each performance will be followed by a post show discussion with the director, cast, and a representative from Women’s Aid and Treoir. Suitable for ages 15+

Cast
Ceara Carney
Anthony Kinahan
Fiona Keenan O’Brien
Sean Mulkerrin

Creatives/Crew
Director - Anna Simpson
Set Design – Declan Kelly & Els Boghart
Lighting Design – Israel del Barco
Costume & Sound Design – Anna Simpson

About Quintessence Theatre
Founded in 2015 by director Anna Simpson as the inaugural Theatre Company-in-Residence of the An Táin Arts Centre, Dundalk, Quintessence dedicates itself to exploring the human condition through the most theatrical means available to us: the actor themselves, their imagination, and embracing the live relationship between actor and audience.
We believe in play; we believe in collaboration; we believe in amplifying voices not always heard; and we believe in the democraticisation of art: that it should reach people beyond the cultural hubs of large urban populations. We believe that great work can be made from modest means if you have those quintessential elements: a story, a performer, and audience.
We harness the full potential of the actor’s body through heightened physical approaches, mime and a playful ensemble. We seek to surprise, move and provoke our audiences, entertaining them and creating dynamic, innovative, visceral, compassionate storytelling that finds the new in the familiar, and touches on urgent issues at the heart of Irish society here and now.
After a hugely successful 4 years as Company-in-Residence at An Táin Arts Centre, Dundalk, Quintessence was delighted to form a closer partnership with Droichead Arts Centre, Drogheda, as Theatre Company-in-Residence for 2019/2020.
Quintessence is made up of four core artists: Anthony Kinahan, Company Manager Leah Rossiter, Company Liaison Fiona Keenan O’Brien, and led by the Artistic Director Anna Simpson.
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