Bearing Witness at The Abbey

BEARING WITNESS is a series of talks and readings which aim to engage with the political realities of today. As we approach the 60^th anniversary of Amnesty’s Universal Declaration of Human Rights, these talks and readings address how Irish people bear witness to international events through art, debate, and politics. 

Readings 

How Many Miles to Basra? By Colin Teevan, dir. Conall Morrison

Monday 15^th December

Peacock Auditorium

Four soldiers take a chance to redeem themselves after an accidental killing, while their journalist companion learns that the nature of truth is always distorted by the media. 
 
 

Returns by Joshua Casteel, dir. David Gothard

Wednesday 17^th December

Peacock Auditorium

Torture, guilt and post traumatic stress are explored through the memories of James and his companions, who have returned from Iraq only to find they cannot escape their past. 
 

Zero Hour by/dir. Tea Alagic

Friday 19^th December

Peacock Auditorium

Tea is just another student – until the cracks in her society are exposed by civil war. Zero Hour parallels her journey into adulthood with the transition of Bosnia from war to peace. 
 

Tickets: €4/€2 concessions; all three readings €10/€5 concession

Booking: 01 87 97 222