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THE DONAGHY THEATRE

Law of DreamsIrish Arts Center New Plays Partnership
and
1407 Productions LLC

present

Transport

Concert Performance of a New Musical
by Thomas Keneally and Larry Kirwan
Directed by Tony Walton

KirwanKeneallyApril 30 - May 2 | Friday, April 30 – 8pm,
Saturday, May 1 – 8pm, Sunday May 2 – 3pm

And all that I ask for, all that I need
Is to live my life in my own country
And all that I wanted or dear to me
Is bås in Erin a cushla geal mo chroi
Bas in Erin

On Thomas Keneally and Schindler’s List

"Brilliantly detailed, moving, powerful and gripping"
The London Times

“A masterful account of the growth of the human soul.”
—Los Angeles Times Book Review

"An extraordinary achievement"
—Graham Greene

On Larry Kirwan and Black 47

"...An unashamedly topical wallop of the early-Seventies Jersey-bar E Street Band and the Combat Rock-era Clash, laced with the mourning siren of uilleann pipes."
Rolling Stone

Written and conceived by world-renowned novelist and Man Booker prize winner Thomas Keneally (Schindler’s List), with music composed by Wexford's Larry Kirwan, founder of the iconic New York City band BLACK 47, Transport captures the searing emotion of the Irish diaspora to the Australian penal colony, in a universal story of romance and loss.

Based on the real journey of an Irish woman from Cork to Australia in 1846, Keneally’s story gives voice to the passions, hopes, and fears of Transport’s unforgettable characters caught up in the grand sweep of history. Through songs of hope (“Dreams of New York”) and heartbreak (“A Stranger in My Own Country”), Kirwan’s score elevates the story, blending traditional Irish and Australian music with an immediacy that engages and inspires.

Tony-winner Tony Walton directs top New York theatrical and musical talents in three thrilling performances at the Irish Arts Center Donaghy Theatre, bringing Transport to life as an allegory for displacement in the times in which we live, and as a celebration of the human spirit.

Admission: $38 general sale/ $32 members
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