ODE TO A POSTCODE
20-22 September 2019, The Civic Theatre
An Ode. A song. A love letter. We're inviting people to write and post personal letters addressed to Tallaght.
Travel to Tallaght accompanied by our radio play before stepping into our live installation. It's a changing space. A post office. A place to laugh and sing and dance with the people who built a city, whether you're a true Tallafornian or you're just passing through.
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Ode to a Postcode was an interactive installation piece based on a nationwide callout for letters addressed to Tallaght. Freshly Ground Theatre received over 120 letters through our online postbox as well as our physical postboxes placed around Tallaght. A series of these letters were turned into original, bespoke songs and performed in a live installation. Each original letter that we received was also displayed in the space.
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Below you can listen to the radio play which accompanied the installation. This radio play explores the story of Tallaght from its roots as a monastic settlement to the sprawling suburb it is today. This radio play was designed to accompany the listener on their way to the show.
Radio Play Team
Written by CN Smith
Sound Design: Martha Knight
Voiceover: Samuel Coyle
PRESS
'The cast of Freshly Ground elevate this from a static installation piece, to a delightfully theatrical experience, using the medium of song. At every “sitting’, a different selection of songs are performed. These songs are more letters, set to music, all the work of the company. What follows is charming, like an afternoon cabaret, the music and acting give a great sense of the infectious vitality that Freshly Ground Theatre have consistently offered up to their audience.’
- SÃofra Nà Shluaghadháin, unscriptedcontent.wordpress.com
Freshly Ground were delighted to be nominated in the Best Ensemble category at the Dublin Fringe Awards for our ensemble performance in Ode to a Postcode.
Ode to a Postcode was presented as part of Dublin Fringe Festival 2019. It was developed as part of a wider project, Love Letters, which was supported by the Arts Council / An Comhairle EalaÃon, Creative Ireland South Dublin, South Dublin County Council, The Civic and Tallaght Community Arts.
 Ode to a Postcode, Shot by Cathal Dolan |  Ode to a Postcode, Shot by Emmanuel Okoye |  Ode to a Postcode, Shot by Emmanuel Okoye |
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 Ode to a Postcode, Shot by Emmanuel Okoye |  Ode to a Postcode, Shot by Emmanuel Okoye |  Ode to a Postcode, Shot by Cathal Dolan |
 Ode to a Postcode, Shot by Emmanuel Okoye |  Ode to a Postcode, Shot by Emmanuel Okoye |  Ode to a Postcode, Shot by Emmanuel Okoye |
 Ode to a Postcode, Shot by Emmanuel Okoye |  Ode to a Postcode, Shot by Emmanuel Okoye |  Ode to a Postcode, Shot by Jonathan Stokes |
 Ode to a Postcode, Shot by Emmanuel Okoye |  Ode to a Postcode, Shot by Emmanuel Okoye |  Ode to a Postcode, Shot by Emmanuel Okoye |
 Ode to a Postcode, Shot by Emmanuel Okoye |  Ode to a Postcode, Shot by Emmanuel Okoye |  Ode to a Postcode, Shot by Emmanuel Okoye |
 Ode to a Postcode, Shot by Emmanuel Okoye |
THE TEAM
Devising and creative team:
Bronwen Barrett
Samuel Coyle
Vlad Gurdis
Michelle Henry
Conrad JB
Martha Knight
Performing Ensemble:
Bronwen Barrett
Samuel Coyle
Conrad JB
Directed by Michelle Henry
Production Manager: Martha Knight
Stage Manager: Vlad Gurdis
Set Design: Natasha Duffy
Set Assistant: Rian Hamill
Set Build Mentor: Tadashi Kato
Light design: Cain Lynch
Lighting assistant: Eileen Dunne
Costume Design: Kiah Ronaldson
Dramaturgy: Jenny MacDonald
Radio Play:
Written by CN Smith
Sound Design: Martha Knight
Voiceover: Samuel Coyle
Dramaturgy: Bronwen Barrett
Marketing: Michelle Henry
Poster Design: Emmanuel Okoye
Photography: Jonathan Stokes and Cathal Dolan