Information for Oona Doherty - Specky Clark at Sadler's Wells Theatre, Inner London (Dance or ballet). Called ?one of the most exciting talents to emerge in contemporary dance in recent years' by the Irish Times, Doherty uses dance as a medium for understanding and perhaps a catalyst for social change. UK Premiere. Oona Doherty's delves into her family history for her new show, which follows the story of her Great Great Grandfather Specky Clark and his arrival in Belfast. The piece unravels as a series of theatrical images and is brought to life by an international cast of nine dancers. On Doherty's father's side there is a history of working on the docks and in Belfast's abattoir, as well as owning pigs in the back garden tracing back to the 1940s. Doherty's mother's family owned a butcher's shop in Belfast. Specky Clark explores the violence and vulnerability of this past. The production features music from Irish band Lankum. Maxime Jerry Fraisse is sound designer, Irish playwright Enda Walsh is dramaturg, Sabine Dargent is scenographer, and long-time collaborator, John Gunning, is lighting designer.