On Friday, September 30th, you and a guest will attend a performance of The Blackwater Lightship by Colm Toibin at the Gaiety Theatre at 7.30pm. In addition, you will be invited along to an exclusive pre-show chat with Dublin Theatre Festival, Artistic Director & CEO, Willie White at The Little Museum Dublin, with a cocktail reception by Blackwater Distillery.
Dublin Theatre Festival brings world-class theatre to Dublin, supports artists in creating outstanding work and provides a platform to showcase the best of Irish theatre to the world. This year’s festival runs from 29th September – 16th October at venues and locations across Dublin. Tickets are on sale for Dublin Theatre Festival 2022 now. Check out the programme and book online at www.dublintheatrefestival.ie or call+353 1 6778899.
The Blackwater Lightship
World Premiere of Colm Tóibín’s piercing novel about a broken family, making a family of your own and the cost of caring for each other.
“When I was young, lying in bed, I used to believe that Tuskar was a man and the Blackwater Lightship was a woman and they were both sending signals to each other and to other lighthouses, like mating calls.”
It’s 90s Ireland and HIV/AIDS is still a terminal diagnosis. A sister, a mother and a grandmother, along with two gay friends, have come together to tend to 29-year-old Declan, who has the disease. Can this makeshift family unit face up to the illness and each other?
Blackwater Distillery
Blackwater Distillery is situated on the banks of the Blackwater River, in the village of Ballyduff Upper in beautiful West Waterford. Established in 2014, they craft a range of spirits including their award-winning gins, vodka and traditional pot still Irish whisky. The distillery takes its name from the nearby Blackwater River. Its Irish name is ‘An Abhainn Mhor’ which means ‘The Big River’. Visit www.blackwaterdistillery.ie for more information.
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Terms & Conditions
1. The promotion is open to residents of Ireland aged 18 years or over except employees of the Promoter, their families, agents or anyone professionally connected with the promotion.
2. A valid entry consists of a correct answer entered in the form above, accompanied by the entrant’s name, email address and a phone number.
3. No applications from agents, third parties, organised groups or applications automatically generated by computer will be accepted. No incomplete, illegible, or corrupted entries will be accepted. No entries not in accordance with the entry instructions will be accepted.
4. The Promotion will run from 31/08/2022 to midnight on 19/09/2022 inclusive.
5. All entries must be received by the Promotor by no later than midnight on the Closing Date. All competition entries received after the Closing Date are automatically disqualified.
6. Promotion limited to one entry per person. No entrant will win more than one prize.
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8. Responsibility will not be accepted for entries lost, damaged or delayed as a result of any network, computer hardware or software failure of any kind. Proof of sending is not proof of receipt. Entries will become the property of the Promoter.
9. The prize is a pair of tickets to The Blackwater Lightship by Colm Toibin at the Gaiety Theatre on 30th September and an exclusive pre-show chat with Dublin Theatre Festival, Artistic Director & CEO, Willie White and The Irish Times Culture Editor Hugh Linehan at The Little Museum Dublin, with a cocktail reception by Blackwater Distillery. There will be ten winners.
10. All prizes will be subject to any additional terms and conditions of the supplier of the prize to the Promoter. This voucher cannot be refunded or redeemed for cash. The prize does not include transportation to the venues.
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12. In the event of unforeseen circumstances the Promoter reserves the right to substitute the prize for an alternative of equal or greater value.
13. The winners will be notified by email. The winner must claim the prize within 30 days of the notification. If the prize is unclaimed after this time, it will lapse and the Promoter reserves the right to offer the unclaimed prize to a substitute winner selected in accordance with the Promotion rules.
14. The promoters’ decision is final and binding in all matters and no correspondence will be entered into.
15. The winners’ details (name and county) will be made available on The Irish Times website.
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