An Abbey Theatre production
An Octoroon
21 April - 14 May 2022
Written by Branden Jacobs-Jenkins
Directed by Anthony Simpson-Pike
Booking Information
Dates: 21 April – 14 May
Previews: 21 – 23 April
Times: Mon – Sat 7.30pm, Sat matinee 2pm
Tickets: €15 – €45
Running time: 2hrs 40 Minutes including an interval
Age recommendation: 14+
Content Advice:
An Octoroon uses caricatures and racial comedy to challenge societal conventions. It features murders, racial violence, and obscene language, including the N-word.
Sign language interpreted performance: Thursday 5 May, 7:30pm
Audio-described and captioned performance: Saturday 14 May, 2:00pm
‘Hi everyone, I'm a black playwright. Now I don't know what that means but I'd like to tell you a story.’
Branden Jacobs-Jenkins’ radical reboot of Irish playwright, Dion Boucicault’s notorious 1859 play The Octoroon became “this decade’s most eloquent statement on race in America today.” (The New York Times)
Both old and new, both disturbing and hilarious, the original storyline of this flawed Irish classic is remixed into a bigger, wilder, more subversive version.
The Peyton’s failing Louisiana plantation is in financial ruins. Everything and everyone they own is going to be auctioned. Can Zoe escape the clutches of the devious Jacob McClosky?
After productions in New York and London, the Abbey Theatre presents the Irish premiere of An Octoroon in Boucicault’s hometown. What might it mean for Ireland today?
See two shows for €40
This spring, you can see both Luck Just Kissed You Hello and An Octoroon for just €40, when you book both tickets at the same time. See more information here.
Credits
- Assistant/ Pete/ Paul: Jolly Abraham
- Br'er Rabbit/ Captain Ratts: Loré Adewusi
- Dido: Mara Allen
- Cellist: Satin Beige
- BJJ / George/ M'Closky: Patrick Martins
- Zoe: Umi Myers
- Grace: Jeanne Nicole Ní Ainle
- Playwright / Wahnotee / Lafouche: Rory Nolan
- Dora: Maeve O’Mahony
- Minnie2: Leah Walker2
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