MESPIL IN THE DARK
Pan Pan Theatre
When: 16 – 20 June
Where: Streaming Online
Ticketing: €12 including €1 booking fee for access to all episodes.
Age Suitability: 15+
Life was suspended in the Mespil. But underneath, in the darkness, something was coming to pass.
MESPIL IN THE DARK explores the lives of eight actors and artists who live in the same complex of flats in Dublin. We will follow the solo rat runs of each of their normal days and how they tread in and out of each other’s lives. We will observe their daily habits, both private and public. From trimming their toenails to cooking a meal to how they do their laundry. We will hear about their dreams and nightmares and experience with them their hopes and fears and the small coincidental accidents that shape their destinies.
It is a sensitive, sometimes surreal, voyeuristic experience. We watch these individuals who lead lives of quiet desperation just about staving off failure and making a living.
Does the flat complex and its community of residents offset loneliness or can living in close proximity with many people become intrusive? Do the residents support one another – or is there an illusion of support which simply serves to maintain social diplomacy? Will these eccentric characters living in this bohemian oasis in the middle of a modern city be able to continue to live there?
Part fiction, part cinema verité, MESPIL IN THE DARK will be presented as four fifteen-minute episodes over four nights online.
Cast: Andrew Bennett, Ned Dennehy, Olwen Fouéré, Rian Murphy, Tadhg Murphy, Anna Sheils- McNamee, Karim Tamu, Ashley Xie
Booking Information for MESPIL IN THE DARK
Contains Strong language in all episodes and some nudity.
Suitable for ages 15+.
MESPIL IN THE DARK will be presented as four fifteen-minute episodes over four nights. On Sunday 20th June, episode 1 will be presented in 360: an immersive, spherical video where a view in every direction is recorded simultaneously – to fully submerge the viewer into the lives of our artists.
Closed captions will be available on episodes 1 - 4.
Episode 1 - 8pm Wednesday 16 June
Episode 2 - 8pm Thursday 17 June
Episode 3 - 8pm Friday 18 June
Episode 4 - 8pm Saturday 19 June
360 Episode 1 - 8pm Sunday 20 June
All episodes will start at 8pm sharp. Your ticket includes access to each of the four episodes and a viewing link with instructions will be emailed to you on the morning of each episode.
