A great thank you to the fantastic audiences we met during the UBDTF last October 2010 and to the festival for their support of the show.
In November 2010 we took an edited version of the 565+ to Solas Nua in Washington DC performing at Flashpoint Theatre. On our way to the theatre every evening we walked past The White House and during the day tried to do as much sight seeing as possible: DC is a tourist's dream! It was our first experience of going abroad with a show and I think it might be one of the best ways to experience a city. We were invited by Solas Nua and Project Brand New who are running the same initiative in Washington again this year (2011) bringing a total of 9 new pieces of Irish Theatre to DC in 12 months.
Read a review of 565+ in Washington here
On their blog Solas Nua described the show as follows:
565+
(directed by Una Mckevitt & featuring Mary O’Rourke)
“565+ is about survival” The Mary O’Rourke standing in front of you today is far from the woman of 2003. 2003 was the year everything changed, on the advice of her doctor Mary started attending the theatre regularly, and it saved her life. Since 2003 she has seen over 565 plays. For Mary, theatre is an escape, and a journey, and a safe haven. ”You can go to the theatre alone” she says. You can sit in the dark and you don’t have to talk, you can just be. Perhaps the most moving of the 3 pieces, 565+ will have you laughing and crying all at the same time, and in the end you feel good about life.
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