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The Pipe
In a remote corner of the West of Ireland sits Broadhaven Bay. It
is the perfect picture postcard, where the high cliffs of Erris Head
and the Stags of Broadhaven stand sentry at the mouth of the
bay against the mighty Atlantic, as if protecting the delicate golden sands of Glengad beach and the tiny village of Rossport,
which nestles behind the dunes. However, this peaceful
tranquility belies the turmoil that lies beneath, and the unique
nature of the coastline which has sustained generations of
farmers and fishermen, has also delivered to Shell Oil the perfect
landfall for the Corrib Gas Pipeline. 'The Pipe' follows 3 members
of this small community from a quiet rural life to the arrival of
Shell into their community, and the fear and anxiety which the
impending project brings. In the most dramatic clash of cultures in
modern Ireland, the rights of farmers over their fields, and of
fishermen to their fishing grounds, has come in direct conflict with
one of the worlds most powerful oil companies. When the citizens
look to their state to protect their rights, they find that the state
has put Shell's right to lay a pipeline over their own. The Pipe is a
story of a community tragically divided, and how they deal with a
pipe that could bring economic prosperity or destruction of a way
of life shared for generations.
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LocationPaff Theatre
80 Washington Street
Providence, RI 02903
United States
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