Novel Ideas
Here sits a writer who cannot write…
Now there’s an idea! He scribbles it down. Reads it aloud. Edits. Erases. Tears out the pages. Novel ideas hit the bin and, again, nothing begins.
Award-winning improvisation-led theatre-maker Darren Yorke abandons the writing desk and plays an idea forward to create a new novel in each performance, in real time.
No outline. No draft. No edits. Novel Ideas is a genuine risk for author and audience alike, but it might also be a remedy to perfectionism and creative paralysis.
Supported by: Dublin Fringe Festival’s Make Space for Art Fund. Developed at Irish Theatre Institute.
Image Credit: Dean Ben Arye & Darren Yorke
Information
Home Ground: This show is part of Dublin Fringe Festival’s Home Ground community takeover performances initiative, facilitating artists to co-create safe, celebratory audience spaces for the communities their work represents.
PERFORMANCES:
10–12 Sep, 18:30
15–17 Sep, 18:30
Young Radicals Performances: 11 & 17 Sep, 18:30
For teen audiences.
Home Ground Performance: 15 Sep, 18:30
For queer/LGBTQIA+ teen audiences.
Prices: €16 (full), €14 (conc.), €12 (teens)
