Gúna Nua presented a live-streamed reading in this year’s Dublin Theatre Festival from Geoff Power’s potent new play, Stronger, which has been in development during 2020.
This reading was twinned with a live webinar on restorative justice, supported by the Probation Service of Ireland.
Based on true events, Stronger tells the gripping story of Jan, a teacher raped by her student. As she journeys through the legal system her life is in danger of falling apart, but through restorative justice, Jan finds the strength to meet with her attacker and a process of healing begins.
Following on from the reading, audiences joined a distinguished panel of experts including members of the Stronger creative team, for a webinar discussion on restorative justice. Tim Chapman, (Chair of the Board of the European Forum for Restorative Justice) will chair the panel which also includes Senator Ivana Bacik, Dr. Marie Keenan (Associate Professor School of Social Policy, Social Work and Social Justice, U.C.D.), Deirdre Kenny (Director of Advocacy, One in Four), Geoff Power (Playwright) and Ben Ryan (Assistant Secretary General/Criminal Justice Policy, Department of Justice and Equality)
Date: 7th October
Time: 4.30pm
Duration: 90 mins (reading and webinar together)
Where: On-line from Smock Alley Theatre
Cast:
Karen Ardiff
Marcus Lamb
Mary Murray
Directed by Paul Meade
Written by Geoff Power
Dramaturgy by Hannah Slattne
Produced by Gill McCaw
Production Manager Aisling Mooney
Webinar
Chair:
Tim Chapman, (Chair of the Board of the European Forum for Restorative Justice)
Panel:
Senator Ivana Bacik
Dr. Marie Keenan – Associate Professor School of Social Policy, Social Work and Social Justice, U.C.D. Deirdre Kenny – Director of Advocacy, One in Four
Geoff Power – Playwright
Ben Ryan – Assistant Secretary General/Criminal Justice Policy, Department of Justice and Equality
For the Probation Service: Ursula Fernée, Restorative Justice and Victim Services
Funded by the Arts Council, The Probation Service and Dublin City Council.
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