We first meet Arthur (Matthew Seager) sitting in a chair, deep in the later stages of Alzheimer’s disease. At his feet, his wife Jane (Lydia White) hugs his legs in a silent embrace – a poignant image that we will later return to. From there, we flash back to the couple’s first meeting with Arthur…
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END GAME written and performed by Katie Reddin-Clancy.
Enter Joanie, an 80-year-old actor who has just popped her clogs mid performance during a rendition of ‘Que Sera, Sera’. But for us as the audience, the real show is just beginning. In the afterlife Joanie meets her spirit guide, Pam – a cheerful no-nonsense guru with a mission to help Joanie reflect on her time on…
TOO SMALL TO TELL written and performed by Lisa Rose.
Lisa Rose takes us back to the 90’s and recalls her journey as a young actress navigating endless auditions while holding down a job that paid the bills – an assistant position at Miramax. Early on, the name at the centre of this story emerges as her boss, Harvey Weinstein. What begins as a personal…
WATER PARTY by Mimi Collins. ★★★★★
Produced by Bespoke Plays, this production is technically a rehearsed reading, but you’d hardly know it. True to their style, Bespoke creates the experience of a fully staged performance, complete with props, set design and a cast that know their lines so well it feels seamless and polished. We open on a couple, Celeste (Caroline…
MADONNA ON THE ROCKS written and performed by Marie Hamilton.
In a blend of cabaret, theatre and music, Marie Hamilton’s one woman show plunges us into the blissful highs and shattering lows of motherhood. With humour and heart, she shines a light on the unspoken pressures placed on new mothers and the difficult balancing act of raising a child and pursuing personal dreams. We begin…
FRUITCAKE by Jaimee Doyle.
Jaimee Doyle is magnetic in this melancholic, touching portrayal of young love, vulnerability and the desire for intimacy and belonging.
BECOMING MAVERICK written and performed by Heather Alexander. ★★★★
Inspired by the character Mrs. Danvers from the novel REBECCA by Daphne du Maurier, BECOMING MAVERICK takes us on a captivating journey through one woman’s life, shadowed by mystery, loss and resilience. Set in 1919, the story begins with the discovery of a child locked inside a trunk aboard a cargo ship. Her young mother…
CONVERSATIONS AFTER SEX by Mark O’Halloran and Ye You Productions at the Park Theatre. ★★★★
We sit surrounding a bed placed at the centre of the stage – a constant focal point throughout the shifting scenes of CONVERSATIONS AFTER SEX. Our introduction is immediately intimate – two half naked strangers, fresh from a one night stand, exchange small talk as they search for their clothes. Their awkward pleasantries reveal more…
THE BRIGHTENING AIR by Conor McPherson.
Set in 1980s rural Ireland, THE BRIGHTENING AIR brings a fractured family together, where the past hangs thick in the air and the future feels uncertain. On the family farm, Billie (Rosie Sheehy) and her brother Stephen (Brian Gleeson) work the land and keep the house running. Their sister-in-law, Lydia (Hannah Morrish), though estranged from…
ALL THE HAPPY THINGS by Naomi Denny. ★★★★
ALL THE HAPPY THINGS is a poignant and intimate piece of new writing, merging memory, humour and loss to explore how grief manifests, lingers and evolves over time.
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