Melt was presented as part of the Dublin Theatre Festival, 2017 and was performed in Smock Alley Theatre from September 28th to October 8th, 2017.
Let something else speak.
Antarctica. A polar research station. Boylan, an Irish scientist of the old school, is studying something hidden deep in the ice sheet. A young, ambitious, cock-sure assistant arrives, but they have more to contend with than each other.
Melt is a play about the folly of mankind; our ability to snatch defeat from the jaws of victory, and the damage we do to ourselves and our world in the process. The play tackles climate change, isolation and intellectual adventure in a funny, sophisticated fairytale that explores the human condition, acknowledges its fragility and takes the audience on a jaunt to the edge of the abyss. Melt is an exploration at the limits of the human experience and a belch from the dark throat of the imagination. In a changing climate, Mac an Bhaird’s new play takes a jaunt on the edge of the abyss.
Shane Mac an Bhaird was a participant on the Rough Magic SEEDS 2014/2015 programme.
This production was awarded the following:
Nomination: 2018 Zebbie Awards Best Theatre Script – Shane Mac an Bhaird
