Least Like the Other

Least Like the Other

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O'Reilly Theatre, Saturday 11th September - Saturday 18th September

An explosive and thought-provoking work of experimental music theatre. It traces events in the life of Rosemary, eldest daughter of Joe and Rose Kennedy, sister of JFK, using heavily redacted materials from the archives, and only recently pieced together by biographers and academics.

The events in Rosemary’s difficult life leading up to her disastrous lobotomy at the age of 23 by the “kings of lobotomy,” Walter Freeman and James Watts, create an exploration of definitions of intelligence, expectations of gender, medical showmanship, patriarchy, the impact of the media and the demands of this extraordinary family. Rosemary’s tragic life constitutes a portrait of America in the 1940s and 1950s. It is a picture that is as relevant today as it was then.

Date:
Saturday 11th September - Saturday 18th September
Time:
8.00pm
Price:
€35 - €38
Address:
O'Reilly Theatre, Great Denmark St, Rotunda, Dublin, Ireland
Google Map of O'Reilly Theatre, Great Denmark St, Rotunda, Dublin, Ireland

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