An original play from Nancy Harris (The Dry – RTE)
A funeral home in Dublin. Carmel and Joe have arrived early to Joe’s mother’s wake. After twenty-four years together, they think they know each other inside out. But while they’re here to bury their dead, they begin to uncover secrets, lies and fantasies that they’ve kept hidden from each other.
Are we entitled to our own private life, secret even from those closest to us? Or in this age of curated online lives and fake news, is honesty all we have?
‘Great comedy, keen sympathy and lingering poignancy… Harris’s writing is bracingly witty, alert and incisive’ Irish Times
‘It’s safe to say that we are witnessing the emergence of a major talent… extraordinarily sure-footed writing and a depth of compassion and sly humour that bond into a dazzling debut’ Sunday Independent
Age guidance: 14+
Duration: 45 minutes
Starting at 20:00, Thursday 10 July 2025 (Doors open at 19:30)
General Admission €18.00 (+ €2.00 fees)
Tickets available at info@birrtheatre.com