‘A Night in November’ by Marie Jones
Featuring Alan Smyth, this brilliant and piercingly funny one-man play demonstrates how tolerance is possible even in the face of our most entrenched rivalries. The production is directed by Tim Redmond

The multi-award-winning one-person play, set in Northern Ireland, centers on Kenneth McCallister, a bored protestant dole clerk who, after witnessing the hatred and bigotry of his own community sets out on a voyage of discovery and redemption. Racism, sectarianism, belonging and soccer collide in this often hilarious and deeply moving examination of unconscious bias, and national identity.

“A very funny, poignant, dark, passionate and political exploration of two traditions and two tribes and one man’s desire to reconcile his internal divisions, A Night in November mixes polemic and observation onto a rich, rewarding and provocative piece of theatre” – The Sunday Tribune

“Riotously, gloriously funny…a capering, manic joy that is utterly captivating” – Sunday Independent

‘A Night in November’ by Marie Jones : Set amid one of the most contentious times in Northern Ireland’s ‘Troubles”, Kenneth Mc Callister, a bored, everyday protestant dole clerk reluctantly attends a soccer match between Northern Ireland and The Republic of Ireland, only to be awoken to the biases, racism and bigotry in his own community (and, indeed, himself), and sets out on a voyage of discovery, forgiveness, and redemption.

This brilliant and piercingly funny one-man play is performed by acclaimed Irish actor Alan Smyth. Alan has appeared in every major theatre in Ireland, played at Lincoln Center, New York; The Spoleto Festival in Charleston, SC; and at The Opera in Cairo, Egypt.

Since moving to the United States in 2007, Alan has appeared in many television shows, movies, and a number of theatre productions. You can read more about Alan HERE

He is delighted to be taking ‘A Night in November’ on the road after a hugely successful run in Los Angeles in 2022. You can see what LA audiences said about the show right here.

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Another taste? Right here!

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AND… here is the actual football match that propels Kenneth into action, and acts as the catalyst for the entire play.

One of the news reports about that fateful night in November 1993 in Windsor Park, Belfast.