Two tales of Belfast city’s homeless

Belfast based Three’s Theatre Company, a dynamic company which creates ‘choice theatre’, has announced the return of their 2019 production These Streets, Sundays 4 and 6pm from February 21 - March 14, with support from Arts Council of Northern Ireland.
Pictured at 'Deep Love' by ADW at Dunbar Street, Belfast L-R Colm G Doran, Anna Lecky,  Adele Gribbon Photography by Simon HutchinsonPictured at 'Deep Love' by ADW at Dunbar Street, Belfast L-R Colm G Doran, Anna Lecky,  Adele Gribbon Photography by Simon Hutchinson
Pictured at 'Deep Love' by ADW at Dunbar Street, Belfast L-R Colm G Doran, Anna Lecky, Adele Gribbon Photography by Simon Hutchinson

Remounted for 2021 as a Belfast City Centre walking tour experience, it features two stories, two journeys around the city and two chances to see Belfast through the perspective of people who are homeless.

These Streets was created when company Artistic Director Anna Leckey was shocked by the fact that nearly 150 people who were homeless died in Northern Ireland in 2019 , within an 11-month period. After interviewing people who have been and currently are experiencing homelessness, their stories were amalgamated to create two 45-minute tales of the city - ‘Dinosaur’ and ‘Ice-Cream’. Dinosaur is a story of street homelessness, life in a hostel and addiction. Ice-Cream tackles hidden homelessness and a relationship that was too good to be true.

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The outdoor theatre experience will start and end at St Anne’s Square, Belfast.

These Streets is the edited version of Three’s Theatre Company’s production which was developed last year as part of World Homeless Awareness Day. Originally funded by Arts and Business NI through their partnership investment programme in partnership with the OutsideIN a streetwear brand fuelled by social impact and charity Simon Community NI and staged at The Mac, Belfast. The January 2021 run of the production is funded by Arts Council of Northern Ireland, with 10% of ticket sales will go directly to Simon Community NI.

Anna Leckey, Artistic Director for Three’s Theatre Company, said: “We are proud to bring These Streets back to audiences in 2021, with the support from Arts Council of Northern Ireland. The shocking static that nearly 150 people died on Belfast City streets in 2019 encouraged me to develop a production which highlights the city’s homeless issue.

“There are many ways a person could become homeless, so we decided to bring just some of their stories together, so our fictional tales are built on reality, the situations are true.”

Tickets are priced £8 (plus booking fee) and age guidance: 14+ (some strong language and adult references).

For further information including booking visit www.threestheatrecompany.com.

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