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“THE INSIDER”

A dramatic montage reflecting the plight of the prisoner through international literature.

Devised and performed by Alan Clarke on Tuesday 23rd at the Lithuanian University of Educational Sciences as part of the International Conference organised by the Cred-Ability project assisted by Justus Galinis and Ruta Kumpyte, drama students at LUES

The performance was dedicated to Mike Maloney, the artistic director of The Prison Arts
Foundation of Northern Ireland, who tragically died a few days earlier

Combining pieces from international literature and power-point images by well-known artists The Insider covers different stages of a prisoner’s life, reflecting the emotional state of those unfortunate enough to spend time in jail.

Sub-titles

PROLOGUE

1. CRIME

2. JUSTICE

3. PRISON

4. DESPAIR

5. HOPE

Quotes from writings by:

Pablo Neruda (Chile); Clive Barker, Henry Thomas Buckle, John Galsworthy, William Shakespeare (England); Jean-Paul Sartre (France); Bertolt Brecht, Hans Fallada (Germany); Euripides, Sophocles (Greece); Samuel Beckett, Brendan Behan, Carlo Gebler, Sean O’Casey, George Bernard Shaw, J.M. Synge, Oscar Wilde (Ireland); Dario Fo (Italy); Fyodor Dostoyevsky (Russia); Irvine Walsh (Scotland); Henry Miller (USA)

The Movable Barres Blues: lyrics by Alan Clarke, music by the Maghaberry Heavy Whackers

Images from works by:

Clive Ellis, William Hogarth (England), Honore Daumier (France), George Grosz & Kathe Kollwitz (Germany), Rembrandt van Rijn & Vincent van Gogh (Netherlands), Edvard Munch (Norway), Francisco Goya (Spain).