Following hugely successful runs in New York, Calgary, London and Melbourne, The First Bad Man, a live performance based on a reading of THE FIRST BAD MAN, a novel by Miranda July returns to Dublin for a limited run as part of Live Collision International Festival.
Kitty Blennerhasset, John Benno, Rose McVittie and Freya Golden have recently joined a book club. Their first book is The First Bad Man and every week for a year they keep coming back to it. This performance is a telling of these book club members’ encounter with the characters of Miranda July’s novel, reviewed by The Observer as, ‘heartbreakingly sad, thoughtful, disgusting and hilarious’.
Each person booking tickets for the live performance will receive a copy of the novel in the post.
Performers: Mollyanna Ennis, Mish Gregor, Faith Jones and Michael Tient.
Director: Gavin Quinn
Designer: Aedín Cosgrove
Music: Simon Kenny
Stage Manager: Clare Howe
Movement Director: Katherine O’Malley
Assistant Director: Grace Morgan
Graphic Design: Gareth Jones
Redeveloped in 2023 at the National Theatre Studios as part of the Generate Programme. Originally created in 2020 by Mish Grigor & Gavin Quinn with Aedín Cosgrove, Luka Costello, Clare Howe, Sonya Kelly, Simon Kenny, Grace Morgan, Katherine O’Malley, Dylan Tighe, Gwen Van Spijk.
The First Bad Man is at Flux Studios: from May 1st-3rd as part of Live Collision International Festival. Friday at 7pm. Saturday at 6pm & 8.15pm. Sunday at 7pm. Tickets here. Age Recommendation: 16+
Pan Pan Theatre is supported by the Arts Council of Ireland and Dublin
