Disco Pigs
From: Friday, 2nd September 2011
To: Saturday, 24 September 2011
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Synopsis
A tragi-comedy that takes us on an energetic sprint through two days in the lives of extraordinary teenagers Pig and Runt, celebrating their seventeenth birthdays together in the night-clubs of Pork City. Disco Pigs contains strong language and explicit descriptions of violence. Suitable for young people aged 14 and over.
Our Review:
Terri Paddock - 11 September 2011
Disco Pigs, the explosive two-hander which had its British debut at the Edinburgh Festival in 1997, provided career breakthroughs for two Irishmen, its author Enda Walsh and actor Cillian Murphy, who originated the role of Pig both on stage and in the 2001 screen adaptation. This revival provides a launch pad for another: Cathal Cleary, winner of this year’s JMK Award for young directors, the proceeds of which have funded this production.
As we enter the Young Vic’s Clare studio, we enter Pig and Runt’s world, a makeshift stage within a stage, overhung by a dozen mismatched lampshades, strewn with crates, worn furniture and bric-a-brac. The king and queen of this world, two dishevelled teens, are dancing wildly around the place, playing – rewinding and fast-forwarding – loud music on their cassette players and glaring at us interlopers.
Now celebrating their 17th birthdays, these two have been best friends since they w...
Creative
Enda Walsh (Author)
Cathal Cleary (Director)
Chloe Lambord (Design)
Anna Watson (Lighting)
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