Camden Palace December 2015

Our last show of 2015. We were delighted to be welcomed again to Camden Palace for a  show that was both heartwarming and uplifting with an audience that really did enter into the Christmas spirit.

Critical Voices Network, UCC November 2015

For the third year in a row we attended and performed at this conference which has now become an annual event in our Playback calendar.

Performance for Cope Foundation 25th June 2015,

We were delighted to perform as part of Cope Foundations, Performing Arts Festival. This was a beautiful celebration of disability and finding your voice in a world all too often structured to support a normality so many of us struggle to fit to.

25th June 2015

Christmas Playback Show Mon 18th December 2014

Life-Long-Learning Festival 

Performance: Wed 20th March 2013
6.45-8.30 (Family Friendly, Children must
be accompanied by an adult)
“You Learn Something New Everyday”
share your stories of life lessons or moments that changed your life and
watch these memories and stories brought to life before your eyes with
humour, integrity and maybe even a little magic.

Workshop: Fri 22nd march 3-5pm (Family Friendly, Children must
be accompanied by an adult)
Intro To Playback Drama Skills, delivered through
stories, imagination, spontaneity, self-expression and play.

Venue for Performance & Workshop:South Presentation Convent, Evergreen St. Cork

Varanasi Childrens Hospital 24th Feb 2013

As a token of appreciation for many fundraising efforts, all fundraisers were invited to a celebration night in Mardyke House.  This was a beautiful evening of music, food and entertainment and we were delighted to offer some playback to capture some of the spirit of this remarkable life-saving project.

Christmas Performance 20th Dec 2012

A full house, rattling laughter and life-changing stories, who could not be touched by Paddy’s powerful story: having to make the telephone call to India to close the doors of the children’s hospital, (which he had started seven years earlier) due to lack of money. An hour later he received a call out of the blue, offering him a €1000 donation Soon he was back on the phone….with the resonating words…OPEN THE DOORS!! We were touched moved inspired!!

Bandon Engage Festival 29th September 2012

A beutiful workshop, a memorable story of one boys pet crow and the remarakable connection they developed.  Great to be part of this festival and on our radar for 2013.

Extraordinary Encounters

Did you ever have an encounter that affected, amazed, motivated, or disturbed you? Maybe it was on holiday, on the street, at school, or on a bus… Come tell your story and see it played back.

Monday, 30 April 2012
8:00 pm • Tickets: By Donation
“We made this”
South Presentation
Evergreen Street

Life Lessons – Life Stories

Share the moments that changed you and watch them come to life with SpeakOut Theatre for Transformation – spontaneous drama, playback performance. No need to book, just come along. Part of the Cork Lifelong Learning Festival.

Monday, 26 March
8:00 pm • Tickets: By Donation
Camden Palace Hotel

Camden Quay

When did you take a leap? Come and share your daring stories and see them played back during our Leap Year performance.

Monday, 27 February
8:00 pm “We Made This” South Presentation
Evergreen Street

Christmas Stories

What are your best and worst Christmas memories? Come to listen and share stories of the season in a warm community atmosphere. You might come as a stranger, but you’ll leave as a neighbour.

Playback Theatre is an improvisational theatre form that fosters community through creativity, aesthetic integrity, and empathic listening.

Monday, December 12th
8:00 pm “We Made This” South Presentation
Evergreen Street

Doneraile Literary and Arts Festival Sunday August 7th

Is Story at the Heart of Community?

A Playback Theatre Performance.

In Playback Theatre shared experiences and personal stories are brought to life by the actors and musicians in an event that can be heartwarming, fun and profound. We will reflect on the festival vibe, the funny moments, the mishaps, the oddities and unique moments that have brought us together in Doneraile. Is story at the heart of community? How does it connect us? What will we take away with us as we gather our story threads to weave into the future…?

2.00-3.30pm

Creagh Castle

Doneraile

www.historicdoneraile.ie

Amnesty International

FACILITATED BY Chriszine Backhouse Lucy Smith & Speakout team.

Performance – Saturday 25th June – In Collaboration with Amnesty Ireland
The Conservatory,

Langton House Hotel, Kilkenny

Workshop: 10am-2pm

Performance: 2.30pm

The venue is accessible. Events are free. Lunch included with workshop.

Our workshop will provide an opportunity to explore the stories and issues we come to face when we look at people’s experiences of mental health problems and discrimination. We will use gentle creative approaches to help us focus on the stories and play with possibilities for change.

Performance – We Made This! – Cork Lifelong Learning Festival

As part of the Cork Lifelong Learning Festival, we are offering a workshop and performance on basic skills for Playback Theatre
followed by a participatory performance.

In a Playback Theatre performance, audience members tell stories about their lives and a team of actors improvise each story on the spot.

Update:  This was a real community evening with 17 participants of all ages including tots, teens and those of us in more mature years!.  There was lots of involvement and fun with a number of the teens playing fascinating characters and playing back in style!  All in all, a very enjoyable evening.

Performance – Friday, November 19, 2010
The Flying Enterprise, South Gate, Cork
7:30 PM

Workshop – Saturday, November 27, 2010
The Flying Enterprise, South Gate, Cork
10:00 AM – 4:00 PM

Our  lives could at any moment include the challenges of having a mental health problem. Yet for many people when this happens the reaction of society can sometimes be worse than the problem itself.  Prejudice and discrimination deny people with mental health problems the opportunity to live their lives to the full. Many people do not realise that this is a discrimination issue much like sexism, racism or ageism.

In a very unique way this issue will be explored through Playback theatre, where audience members will be invited to share their stories and experiences.  The first session of Hear My Voice on 19 November 2010 will be an evening where people’s stories are brought to life in this special performance.

The second session on 27 November 2010 will explore more deeply the stories and issues we come to face with when we look at people’s experiences of mental health problems and discrimination. We will use gentle creative approaches to help us focus on the stories and play with possibilities for change.

Have you a personal experience on this issue? Or do you just want to learn more about this? Whether you are someone who has mental health problems, a family member, a friend, a professional, a politician or a child, your voices and your stories can be heard. We each have the power to bring about change. Through the telling of our tales we will understand this issue and consider the possibilities for challenging prejudice and discrimination.

Wednesday, October 27, 2010
The Flying Enterprise, South Gate, Cork
8:00 PM

Halloween Stories – As the leaves are bursting into golden colour in one final Autumn adieu, we’re thinking about the ending of things… and the mystery of things. Traditionally, this is the time of year when earth is a little closer to the Spiritual world and strange things can happen.  Are you a believer, or a scoffer? Come and share your story… if you dare!

Wednesday, September 29, 2010
The Flying Enterprise, South Gate, Cork
8:00 PM

What’s the Story? Portraits of Cork – Everyone who lives in Cork has a unique experience and perspective of
what it’s like to live here. Come and tell us yours! Your stories will be performed by the actors and
musicians from Cork Playback Theatre.

This performance is in collaboration with the Cork YMCA. Young people from the YMCA have
been collecting stories about living in Cork and plan to write original songs based on the these
stories. They will later record an album of songs that will capture these experiences. Tonight’s
Playback performance will gather new stories for this exciting project.

So, what’s your story about living in Cork? Everyone is welcome to come to listen or tell, whether you’ve
lived here 50 years, or 5 days. Let’s create a mosaic of stories about our lives in this city.

Friday, July 30, 2010
The Flying Enterprise, South Gate, Cork
8:00 PM

Finding Your Feet – Have you ever found yourself in a new situation trying to find your way? If you have,
join us for an evening of laughter, sharing, and storytelling.

Friday, June 25, 2010
The Flying Enterprise, South Gate, Cork
8:00 PM

Seasons Of Life – For everything, there is a season. A time to plant, a time to harvest. A time to rejoice, a time of sorrow. Come join us in sharing stories about all of life’s different seasons.

Friday, May 28, 2010
The Flying Enterprise, South Gate, Cork
8:00 PM

Stepping Out – Come along to the first of our monthly performances in our new home at the old Christian Brothers’ Hall which is now part of the Flying Enterprise complex on Sullivan’s Quay.
We’ve been gathering together to rehearse and grow as a group and we would love to share an evening
with you. Come and share your stories with us!

Saturday, March 27, 2010
‘We Made This’, South Pres., Evergreen Street
10:30 AM

As part of the Cork Lifelong Learning Festival, we are offering a workshop on basic skills for Playback Theatre
followed by a participatory performance. You can come for just the workshop, just for the performance, or
bring some food to share and stay for the whole day!

In a Playback Theatre performance, audience members tell stories about their lives and a team of actors improvise theatre pieces on the spot.

Friday, March 13, 2010
Shanbally National School, Ringaskiddy, Cork
10:00 AM

Our second invitation to a school for a workshop series and Playback performance around the issue of bullying. What is bullying? What’s it like to be involved? How can we stand together against bullying?

Friday, November 27, 2009
Deerpark Christian Brother’s School, Deerpark, Cork
10:00 AM

We have been invited by the school to do a workshop series and Playback performance around the issue of bullying. What is bullying? What’s it like to be involved? How can we stand together against bullying?

Wednesday, November 18, 2009
Granary Theatre, Mardyke, Cork
6:00 PM

As part of the Perforum series for the Theatre Department of University College Cork, we are
sharing the basics of Playback theatre, presenting a short performance and staying for a
question and answer session with all who are interested.

Wednesday, October 21, 2009
Unitarian Church, Prince’s Street, Cork
8:00 PM

This performance is a result of the decision to train new Playback theatre performers. Several performers have joined us on this journey and this is our first time performing together. Through our Playback theatre performance we hope to initiate a theatrical dialogue, addressing our complicated relationship to the natural environment.  In particular we’re going to explore the difficult decisions we  have to make everyday. We hope you’ll enjoy sharing your stories with us as we discover new connections and collective experiences!

In support of 350: International Day of Action on Climate Change

On October 24, the International Day of Climate Action will cover almost every country on earth, the most widespread day of environmental action in the planet’s history. 350 is what scientists say is the safe upper limit for carbon dioxide in the atmosphere. The thousands of events on and around October 24 will be emphasizing the number 350 in anticipation of the crucial UN Climate Negotiations in Copenhagen in December of 2009.

For more information, visit: www.350.org