(Dir: Joe O’Byrne, Writer: Nick Snow, 90mins, 2025)
This is a fictionalised story– based on real life tragic events - by Nick Snow of motor cycle racer Michael Dunlop now faced with a dilemma after the sport he loves has taken the life of his uncle, father and now his brother.
In May 2023, the Glens Arts Centre produced writer Nick Snow’s play. The Safety Catch subsequently toured in Ireland, north and south. Director Joe O’Byrne follows up his successful filmed theatre pieces Aran and The Cordelia Dream for New York’s Irish Repertory Theatre with a filmed version of the play, filmed at the Glens Centre, featuring Andrew McCracken (Dunlop) and Fra Gunn (Mentor, Liam Beckett).
