Three’s Theatre Company join with Outside In and The Simon Community to bring back their immersive piece of choice theatre 1010Oi – 2 stories, 2 journeys around the city, 2 chances to see Belfast from another perspective, see why things need to change.
“Being homeless was a part of my life I never saw coming, we all have stories like you have stories”
10th October was World Homeless Awareness Day and this year Three’s Theatre Company planned to do something different. The week marked world homeless and hunger awareness week, following on from the successful MACS sleep out in East Belfast and the Simon Community Big Sleep Out at the start of October, Belfast is waking up to the crisis of homelessness on our doorstep.
“Nearly 150 people who were homeless died in Northern Ireland last year, in an 11-month period. Homelessness and the lack of housing is a huge issue in Northern Ireland, an issue that is normally over looked. We pass people on the streets everyday and very rarely stop and ask why is our country like this, why are we not able to house people when buildings are lying empty. Things seriously need to change.” – Anna Leckey, Three’s Theatre Company
“For many people the stereotype of homelessness is someone sleeping rough on the streets. However this is not the reality, particularly here in Northern Ireland. Thankfully, we don’t have the same level of street homelessness experienced in other parts of the UK and Ireland, but that doesn’t mean that the homelessness crisis is any less severe in Northern Ireland.” – Simon Community NI
After interviewing people who have been and currently are experiencing homelessness, their stories were amalgamated to create two tales of the city. ‘Dinosaur’ and ‘Ice-Cream’.
There are many ways a person could become homeless, so we decided to bring just some of their stories together, so our fictional tales are built on reality, the situations are true.
This is a walking tour in December, so please dress appropriately. Bring your smartphone if you have one, ideally fully charged, and a pair of headphones if you have them, as the production uses an app that we can download on to your own phone. If you don’t have one don’t worry, we will have spare and spare headphones too.
Originally funded by Arts and Business NI through their partnership investment programme in partnership with OutsideIn.
“Cities are strange, aren’t they? I mean look around you, look how much there is in one building – art galleries, theatres, a coffee shop, the all-important bar, no matter what you want to do with your day you can probably do it here or within spitting distance anyway. Sure look, you can have a pray, an over complicated coffee, a salad, an education and all in the one square”
Performances are on Friday 13th December at 5pm, 6pm and 7.15pm. To find out more information or to book tickets click here.
Never heard of Three’s Theatre Company? They are responsible for some of the most immersive, innovative and challenging productions being put on around Belfast, read our reviews to find out more – Date Show After Dark, Now For The North.
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