The Man Who Swallowed a Dictionary

Name: The Man Who Swallowed a Dictionary
Start: 2026-10-13
End: 2026-10-24
Location: Smock Alley Theatre, 1662

Tuesday, 13 October 2026 - Saturday, 24 October 2026

Event times:

19:30 - 21:30

Event location:

Smock Alley Theatre, 1662

Event price:

€25.00

About this event

“The incredible story of former UVF member David Ervine, a major participant in the talks that led to the Good Friday Agreement.”

Green Shoot Productions presents The Man Who Swallowed a Dictionary, a powerful one-man drama about the life, language and legacy of David Ervine.

Written by Robert Niblock with Martin Lynch and Matthew McElhinney, the play looks beyond the headlines to reveal the human story behind Ervine’s transformation.

Loaded with Belfast humour, moving and politically charged, The Man Who Swallowed a Dictionary explores identity, class, family, conflict and the possibility of change. For Dublin audiences, it offers a distinctive Northern Irish Protestant perspective on a period of history that reshaped relationships and politics across the island, while remaining a human story.

“Beautifully written… superbly acted by Paul Garrett.” – Irish News

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