ROPE-A-DOPE By TERRY O’NEILL “Boxing has become America’s tragic theatre.” - Joyce Carol Oates “A good boxer is an artist. ...Boxing is existential.” - Norman Mailer "I think he took too many punches to the head."- Neil McCormackIN ASSOCIATION WITH IRELANDS NATIONAL THEATRE- THE ABBEY, WE BRING YOU THIS HIGHLY ORIGINAL, CROSS-GENRE PERFORMANCE PIECE - DRAWING UPON STAND-UP COMEDY, THEATRE & MUSIC ... EXPLORING ONE MAN’S JOURNEY INTO THE ART, BEAUTY AND VIOLENCE OF THE BOXING RING. TERRY O’NEILL is a rare performer - a consummate actor and stand-up comic who just happened to also be a boxing champion, a man who really could’ve been a contender. Terry is a boxer. Or used to be. Now he's an actor, a stand-up, a fucking song-and-dance man. But he misses the ring - the thrill of it all, the buzz, the beauty. The head-fucking violence of it all. The love. In this multi-faceted stand up performance, Terry brings you into his world. Part memoir, part fantasy. Lots of laughs and maybe some tears. ...and a bit of fight maybe too! Seconds away, Round One! WRITER & PERFORMER: TERRY O’NEILL"The actor/ comedian to watch" - The Irish Examiner"A coming, starry talent" - The Irish Times"A fine young talent" - Ryan Tubridy The Late Late show
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