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Shades Through A Shade


Co-created by Judy Hegarty Lovett, Conor Lovett, Benedict Schlepper-Connolly, Sebastian McKimm and Morgan Doyle
With texts by Dante Alighieri, Samuel Beckett, Herman Melville, Hildegard von Bingen, Jean Luc Nancy, Julian of Norwich and Saint Augustine
Directed by Judy Hegarty Lovett
Music Composition: Benedict Schlepper Connolly
Set Design: Judy Hegarty Lovett and Simon Bennison with original artworks by Morgan Doyle
Lighting Design: Simon Bennison
Costume Design: Valentina Gambardella
Dramaturgy by Sebastian McKimm
Producers: Maura O’Keeffe and Gare St Lazare Ireland
Performed by Natasha Everitt, Simon Jermyn, Conor Lovett, Lux Lovett, Trey Lyford, Seán Mac Erlaine and Julia Spanu.



“Experimental theatre that pulls itself apart even as it transports you. Dublin Theatre Festival 2024: Gare St Lazare Ireland’s virtuosic, mesmeric ensemble brings texts by Beckett, Dante, Melville and others to life.”

~ The Irish Times

“Haunting score, wickedly naughty juxtapositions and commentary from the real world ´, Shades Through a Shade is an extraordinary evening of theatre: there’s beauty, fear and acceptance. Always that thread of nihilism. And finally hope.”

~ The Sunday Independent

“A compelling original score by Benedict Schlepper-Connolly is played with at times jaw-dropping virtuosity by Simon Jermyn, Seán Mac Erlaine and Julia Spanu. A wonderfully inventive and ambitious undertaking.”

~ The Irish Times