Would you kill for a friend? Would you kill your best friend? Do you have what it takes?
A tragi-comic dialogue from award-winning playwright, Conor Montague, which interrogates societal attitudes towards care for the terminally ill though the personal trauma of two lifelong friends. ‘Life isn’t a game of hurling.’
Counting Swans descends deep into the dark to retrieve slivers of light from within the despair of a broken hero. The nature of love, friendship, illness, courage and assisted suicide are just some of the topics meditated upon over the course of a dialogue that mixes tears with laughter, despondency with hope, and croquet with hurling.
“Conor Montague’s tightly crafted drama sets a benchmark in creating stimulating, almost filmic drama for the stage”. Paul Vale (The Stage, UK)
Age Suitability: Parental guidance advised – contains some strong language. Show duration 70 mins no interval.
Dates: 20:00, Friday 11 July 2025 (Doors open 19:30)
Ticket price: €18.00 (+ €2.00 fees)
Tickets available at: http://www.birrtheatre.com/