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Created and Performed byElevator Repair ServiceDirected byJohn Collinsset and CostumeDesign byDavid Zinnlighting Design byMark Bartonsound Design byMatt TierneyBen WilliamsNew York ensemble Elevator Repair Service return toDublin after electrifying audiences in 2008 with theirworld-dominating, theatrical marathon Gatz.A bold and vivid adaptation of Hemingway's classic novel,the Select (the Sun also rises) follows a group of weary,aimless and frequently intoxicated American expatriates ona search for identity, diversion and redemption. On a stagelittered with liquor bottles and café chairs, the protagonistsroam from Paris to Pamplona, where bullfighting and afiesta rage through the streets. Rooted amongst thedecadence however, lies disillusion, as Hemingway’snarrator carries the heavy burdens of a war injury and hisinability to have the woman he loves.This exceptional moment in history is evoked as thecarousing and revelry of Hemingway’s ‘Lost Generation’is brought to energetic life. The First World War may beover but some battles still rage on.THE SELECT (THE SUN ALSO RISES) IS a co-proDuctIon oFeLeVator repaIr SerVIce anD new york theatre workShop.the seleCt(the sunalso rises)Based on the novelby Ernest Hemingway17