When All the World Is Quiet When All the World Is Quiet – A Rehearsed Reading

When All the World Is Quiet is a new play by Aoife Delany Reade exploring individual responsibility in the face of colonialism.

In a near-future Ireland, the promise of globalization has dissolved and given way to occupation by colonial powers. Only one island off the west coast remains untouched.

On Inis Rua, siblings Áine and Dáithí are at odds over the island’s fate. Áine is determined to join the mainland’s fight for independence, forgoing the island’s neutrality. Dáithí is determined to spare his people from a Sisyphean battle – he hopes by preserving their culture, Ireland can one day rebuild itself.

Please note this is a rehearsed reading. This performance contains references to war and violence.

Aoife Delany Reade is a theatre-maker from Tipperary, living in Galway. Her practice lies in playwriting, participatory and devised works.