Dance

OFFSPRING (A Modern Frankenstein)

Emily Terndrup
A woman leaning on a reflective table indoors, with three ghostly miniature figures standing on the table

'If Offspring is not in the running for every conceivable award, there is no justice under Heaven. Not to be missed.' ★★★★★  The Arts Review

'Terndrup unleashes chaos, then controls it with comic timing' ★★★★  The Irish Times

In this visceral, genre-smashing collision of bold storytelling and exhilarating choreography, Terndrup exhumes the bones of Mary Shelley’s horror classic, reanimating them into a fiercely modern meditation on creation, control, and consequence. 

Part gothic horror, part personal confession— inside this pulse-pounding performance is an artist in her mid-to-late 30s grappling with her conflicting desires — and fears — as she contemplates having a child. 
As she plunges into the chaos, the beauty, and the terror of Creation, the show begins to mirror the very monster it interrogates: alive with contradictions, totally unpredictable, and profoundly human.

Developed at Dublin Fringe Festival Studios. Funded by Cork County Council. 
Supported by Attic Projects, Cork Theatre Collective, Dance Cork, Firkin Crane, MAKE & The Everyman Theatre.

IMAGE: Patricio Cassinoni

Should the show appear sold out, there may be tickets available on the venue's website here. 

Information

Please note, contains reference to mental health and depictions of violence. This event features smoke machines and strobe lighting.

Venue is wheelchair accessible, please contact our box office at the time of booking.

Performances 
7 Sept, 18:00 (preview)
8 - 9 Sept, 18:00
11 - 13 Sept, 18:00
13 Sept, 13:30

Prices €16 (full), €14 (conc.), €12 (preview) 

Venue

Smock Alley Theatre - The Patrick Sutton Studio, Gaiety School of Acting

Duration

70mins