OVERVIEW

• Playwright

  Dylan Tighe 

• Adapted / Translated From

  Pier Paolo Pasolini

• Adapted From Notes

  A live redubbing of Pier Paolo Pasolini's 1975 film Salò, or the 120 Days of Sodom.

• Synopsis

  Transposing Pasolini’s notorious final film to Ireland, this adaptation explores the beliefs and values behind ‘coercive confinement’ and their enduring impact on the power relations and injustices of contemporary Ireland. Pasolini’s Salò Redubbed is an allegory of abuses of power, structural violence, masculinity and class supremacy.

• Play Type

  Adaptation/Translation
  

  Number Of Acts

  Full-Length

Cast size

• Male

  4

• Female

  3

• Total

  7

Original Production

• Date of First Production

  28 September 2019

• Production Notes

  Co-produced by Dylan Tighe and the Abbey Theatre as part of Dublin Theatre Festival. 

• Producer

  Co-produced by Abbey Theatre/Amharclann na Mainistreach

• Original Venue

  Abbey Theatre/Amharclann na Mainistreach
  

• Venue Notes

  Performed on the Peacock stage.

Source Of Information

The information for this entry was taken from the original production programme.