The First Child
Landmark Productions in association with Irish National Opera, Ireland It all began with the child. Following the sensational success of their first two operas, The Last Hotel and The Second Violinist, Donnacha Dennehy and Enda Walsh join forces once again on the final instalment in their explosive trilogy of suburban horror. The production brings together a world-class creative team with a cast of five singers, an actor, a dancer, a small children’s choir and Crash Ensemble, to imagine a terrifying story of lost innocence—a baby on a beach—and the sea.
Landmark Productions in association with Irish National Opera, Ireland
It all began with the child.
Following the sensational success of their first two operas, The Last Hotel and The Second Violinist, Donnacha Dennehy and Enda Walsh join forces once again on the final instalment in their explosive trilogy of suburban horror.
The production brings together a world-class creative team with a cast of five singers, an actor, a dancer, a small children’s choir and Crash Ensemble, to imagine a terrifying story of lost innocence—a baby on a beach—and the sea.
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THE FIRST CHILD PAGE 3<br />
Landmark Productions<br />
in association with Irish National Opera<br />
THE<br />
FIRST<br />
CHILD<br />
a new opera by Donnacha Dennehy and Enda Walsh<br />
presented in partnership with Crash Ensemble<br />
OPERA IN ONE ACT<br />
World premiere Saturday 2 October 2021<br />
O’Reilly <strong>The</strong>atre Dublin<br />
Dublin <strong>The</strong>atre Festival<br />
ENDA WALSH | PHOTO: SARAH WEAL<br />
Sung in English with English surtitles<br />
Running Time: 90 minutes without interval<br />
Performances O’Reilly <strong>The</strong>atre Dublin<br />
Saturday 2, Monday 4, Wednesday 6, Friday 8 and Saturday 9 October 2021<br />
Saturday 9 October is live-streamed<br />
and available on demand until Saturday 23 October
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