High Performance Rodeo
The First Bad Man
Jan. 30 - Feb. 2 2025
Flip a page when Book Club takes an evocative twist examining The First Bad Man by Miranda July.
Dates
Fri 31 Jan. 7:30PM
Sat 1 Feb. 2:00PM
Sat 1 Feb. 7:30PM
Sun 2 Feb. 2:00PM
Duration
60 minutes
latecomers will not be admitted
Venue
Memorial Public Library
1221 2 St SW
Price
$60
*Includes a copy of Miranda July's novel "The First Bad Man"
Warnings
Recommended for 16+
One Yellow Rabbit and Wordfest co-present The First Bad Man, A Pan Pan Production
Not quite your mother's book club, this immersive theatre experience offers far more than just a literary discussion.
Audience members will join a live performance featuring Dublin’s Pan Pan, based on a reading of "The First Bad Man," a novel by Miranda July. Ahead of the performance, all attendees will receive a copy of the book as an invitation to join in the book club experience during the show.
Grab a seat and settle in to this book club as Kitty Blennerhasset, John Benno, Rose McVittie and Freya Golden explore their first book, week after week, along with the characters of Miranda July’s novel. This production of The First Bad Man is a humourous, thoughtful, and occasionally unsettling look at how we engage with others, drawing on the book's themes of loneliness and isolation. You will be immersed in a conversation that takes a journey you may not have expected. Ticket price includes a copy of the novel.
A live performance based on a reading of THE FIRST BAD MAN, a novel by Miranda July.
WHAT TO EXPECT
- 60-minute immersive performance
- Copy of The First Bad Man included with ticket
- Libations bar service with non-alcoholic options
- Wordfest Book & Merch Experience Space, featuring Miranda July's fabulous backlist
Please note latecomers will not be admitted to any performance of The First Bad Man. Please plan to arrive early!
Pan Pan gratefully acknowledges the support of Culture Ireland.
Pan Pan is also core funded by the Arts Council of Ireland.
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* not eligible for promotional discounts *
"Heartbreakingly sad, thoughtful, disgusting and hilarious" - The Observer
“Miranda July’s ability to pervert norms while embracing what makes us normal is astounding. Writing in the first person with the frank, odd lilt of an utterly truthful character, she will make you laugh, cringe and recognize yourself in a woman you never planned to be. By the time July tackles motherhood, the book has become a bible. Never has a novel spoken so deeply to my sexuality, my spirituality, my secret self. I know I am not alone.” - lena dunham
