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"Cal says everyone's story's the same. Get born, grow up, get a job, get wed, have kids, work, get sick, get better, get sick, get better, get sick, die. I think he's wrong." Joe can name his twenty favourite authors straight off the top of his head and quote his favourite books perfectly. He's a master storyteller like his father, a man who can make the ghosts and monsters of Irish legends seem as real as the rabbits he skins and cuts up on the kitchen table. But when Joe tries to tell his own story he finds it difficult to keep on track. All stories must come to an end eventually, but that's the bit that Joe doesn't want to tell. Dominic Grace's play looks at how easy it is to escape into fiction and how our own stories are sometimes the hardest ones to tell. The evening will also include an introduction by Red Ladder Artistic Director Rod Dixon and a short film, including footage from Red Ladder shows; We're Not Going Back, Player the Joker and Wrong Un, which will all be available as part of the programme.

Creatives/Company

Author: Dominic Grace
Company: Red Ladder Theatre Company