‘Translations’ meets ‘Bladerunner’ at the Playhouse

It’s the year 2084 in a world where ‘The Empire’ reigns supreme. Most European languages are forbidden. Makaronik, the last woman standing, has been instructed by ‘The Centre’ to wrap up her archive and send back all remnants of the Irish language for ‘storage.’

Diarmuid and Gráinne, two high level officials, arrive to ensure that all goes smoothly and that Makaronik comes back with them….. but will it all go as smoothly as planned?

“Futuristic, yet rooted in an ancient tradition - think of Beckett’s Endgame, Ridley Scott’s Bladerunner, with just a hint of The Matrix – ‘Makaronik’ by Dave Duggan asks big questions about the relentless drive of technology, as it makes the world seem smaller,” Áine McCarron, theatre programmer at The Playhouse said.

“It asks what are we losing out on? It’s also a story about home, security, and the basic human need to create family and community, even under the most alien of circumstances. A struggle that is at the beating heart of Makaronik.”

‘Makaronik’ by Dave Duggan will come to The Playhouse on Thursday, November 6 at 8pm. Tickets are £11/ £8 and are available from The Playhouse Box Office on (028)71268027 or online at www.derryplayhouse.co.uk