two roads west
Written By: Laurence McKeown
Directed By: Paula McFetridge
Production Premiere: 7th May 2009
‘Two Roads West’ was first performed as part of the 10th Cathedral Quarter Arts Festival on 7th May 2009. The play for an audience of five, took place in a moving Black Taxi that travelled from Belfast city centre, up the Falls Road, through the ‘peace’ gates and down the Shankill Road.
City walls, teenage kicks and childhood sweethearts.
A taxi ride through Stroke City, through hope and history, telling stories of the west bank of the Foyle old and new.
Join Kabosh for a play in a taxi. You’ll never see the streets in the same way!
Gable walls, Van the Man and childhood sweethearts.
A black taxi ride into the West, the whole West and nothing but the West.
Two Roads West tells the story of Rosie, back from London after 40 years, looking for her memories of the city that once was. Her guide to the roads is Bill, cynical, world weary, but not without hope. As the journey unfolds a connection is made.
Two Roads West explores issues of identity, politics and change, and how space can look much different depending on our experience of it, the information we have, and what position, geographically or time-wise, we look at it from.
“The concept that ‘we ain’t so different’ ain’t so different, but what is different is this beautiful play’s attempt to say we have more in common than apart” – Culture NI
Two Roads West is funded by Belfast City Council as part of the Community in the City Programme, and produced in partnership with West Belfast Taxi Association.
CREATIVE TEAM
2009
Writer: Laurence McKeown
Director: Paula McFetridge
Creative Producer: Hugh Odling-Smee
Stage Manager: Caroline Curran
Assistant Stage Manager: Monica McNally
Cast: Vincent Higgins, Carol Moore
Brand Image by Ian Knox
A&B Community Award 2010 Highly Commended
REVIVAL- the piece was reimagined for Derry City of Culture in 2013
Writer: Laurence McKeown
Director: Paula McFetridge
Stage Manager: Gemma Walker and Christine Collins
Cast: Conor Barr and Susie Kelly
PAST PERFORMANCES
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6th November - 1st December 2013
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May:
10th Cathedral Arts Quarter Festival
August:
Féile an Phobail Festival
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