Event
Date
Thursday 17 October
Time
7pm
Location
Tallaght University Hospital - Trinity Lecture Theatre in the Centre for Learning and Education
Price
€5.00
The Tightrope Walker by Jenny Macdonald navigates a personal journey through the chaotic and profound territory of illness and recovery with humour and humility. It explores the grief inherent in a serious diagnosis, as well as the community and characters who share in the journey. It is a testament to the care and connection we may find in challenging times.
The Tightrope Walker is coming to Tallaght University Hospital on 17 October, providing an opportunity for the hospital community and the public to explore the dynamics of caring and being cared for in Macdonald’s deeply moving performance.
The performance will be followed by a post-show discussion.
Presented By SoloSirens in association with The Civic, this performance of The Tightrope Walker is funded by South Dublin Live with development support from The Arts Council of Ireland, The Civic, and Irish Hospice Foundation.
In Strange Gifts: Community and Connection in Illness and Performance, Jenny Macdonald’s recent perspective on artsandhealth.ie, she reflects on the making of the performance.
Jenny Macdonald
Jenny Macdonald is a theatremaker and facilitator. She is the founding director of SoloSIRENs, a theatre collective in residence at the Civic, Tallaght. As a director/facilitator, she creates devised work with communities including Falling (SoloSIRENs Festival, 2019), Dear Ireland III (Abbey Theatre, 2020), Cessair (Civic Theatre/TCA, 2021) and Careground (SoloSIRENs Festival, 2023).
As a writer/performer, she premiered her second solo work The Tightrope Walker in 2023 at the Civic and again in 2024 as part of Creative Brain Week, Samuel Beckett Theatre. The Tightrope Walker was created as part of a writer’s residency at the Irish Hospice Foundation. Her first solo production, Enthroned, was presented at First Fortnight Festival, New York International Fringe Festival, the Civic, glor and Town Hall, Galway.
