Uploaded August 2025 | Updated September 2026, 12 hours ago
Here's a throwback to the first week of rehearsals in Dublin with the company behind this world-premiere adaptation of Ilya Kaminsky's award-winning poetry collection, Deaf Republic.
Adapted from Ilya Kaminsky's poetic masterpiece Deaf Republic follows events in the fictional occupied town of Vasenka, where a tragic act of violence sparks an extraordinary rebellion.
World-renowned theatre company Dead Centre make their Royal Court debut, collaborating with Sign Language poet Zoë McWhinney.
Video by Gio Edwards.
The Royal Court Theatre is the writers’ theatre. It is the leading force in world theatre for energetically cultivating writers – undiscovered, emerging and established. The Royal Court is located in London, UK.
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Here's a throwback to the first week of rehearsals in Dublin with the company behind this world-premiere adaptation of Ilya Kaminsky's award-winning poetry collection, Deaf Republic.
Adapted from Ilya Kaminsky's poetic masterpiece Deaf Republic follows events in the fictional occupied town of Vasenka, where a tragic act of violence sparks an extraordinary rebellion.
World-renowned theatre company Dead Centre make their Royal Court debut, collaborating with Sign Language poet Zoë McWhinney.
Video by Gio Edwards.
The Royal Court Theatre is the writers’ theatre. It is the leading force in world theatre for energetically cultivating writers – undiscovered, emerging and established. The Royal Court is located in London, UK.
Follow us on Twitter: bit.ly/RCTtwitter
Follow us on Instagram: bit.ly/RCTinsta
Subscribe to our YouTube channel: bit.ly/RCTsubscribe
