{"product_id":"fishambles-king","title":"Fishamble's King","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: large;\"\u003eThursday 29th October\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: small;\"\u003eWestport Town Hall Theatre\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: small;\"\u003e7.00pm (doors 6.30pm)\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: small;\"\u003eTickets: €24\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/westporttownhall.ticketsolve.com\/ticketbooth\/shows\/873690785\/events\/129707396\/seats?zone=Town%20Hall%20New\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: small; color: rgb(255, 0, 255);\"\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: large;\"\u003eBOOK TICKETS\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\"King\" tells the story of Luther, a man from Cork named in honour of his Granny Bee Baw’s hero, Dr Martin Luther King Jr.  Luther only leaves his apartment for essential journeys, and to perform as an Elvis impersonator.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe play explores prejudice, privilege, and resilience, as Luther struggles to live life to the full.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eFishamble’s \"King\"\u003c\/b\u003e by \u003cb\u003ePat Kinevane\u003c\/b\u003e opened in Ireland in 2023 and transferred to Dance Base as part of the Edinburgh Festival Fringe where it was nominated for the Mental Health Foundation award and named a Pick of the Fringe.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFishamble and Pat Kinevane have previously collaborated on \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/fishamble.com\/production\/forgotten\/\" rel=\"noopener\"\u003eForgotten\u003c\/a\u003e, \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/fishamble.com\/production\/silent\/\" rel=\"noopener\"\u003eSilent\u003c\/a\u003e, \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/fishamble.com\/production\/underneath\/\" rel=\"noopener\"\u003eUnderneath\u003c\/a\u003e, and \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/fishamble.com\/production\/before\/\" rel=\"noopener\"\u003eBefore\u003c\/a\u003e, which have won major international awards including Olivier, Fringe First, Herald Archangel, Adelaide Fringe, and Helen Hayes awards. They have been called BRILLIANT (Irish Times), EXTRAORDINARY (New York Times), STUNNING (Scotsman), DAZZLING (Guardian), and MESMERISING (Sydney Morning Herald).  Now, Fishamble and Pat Kinevane, under the direction of Jim Culleton, and with music by Denis Clohessy, return with this very special fifth solo play.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e★★★★ Scotsman\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e★★★★ \u003cspan\u003eMorning Star\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e★★★★★ Pick of the Fringe\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/westporttownhall.ticketsolve.com\/ticketbooth\/shows\/873690785\/events\/129707396\/seats?zone=Town%20Hall%20New\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: small; color: rgb(255, 0, 255);\"\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: large;\"\u003eBOOK TICKETS\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Westival - Westport Music + Arts Festival","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49971174211736,"sku":null,"price":24.0,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0046\/6160\/8566\/files\/Fishamble_KING_Feed_Image_w_alt_logo_placement.png?v=1789938551","url":"https:\/\/westival.ie\/products\/fishambles-king","provider":"Westival - Westport Music + Arts Festival","version":"1.0","type":"link"}