Country and Irish

Country and Irish

Book Now Thu 27 Apr @ 8pm
Mc Cabes’ triumphant theatrical display has been picking up rave reviews

Country and Irish

Thu 27 Apr @ 8pm Book Now
Mc Cabes’ triumphant theatrical display has been picking up rave reviews

Country and Irish

Thu 27 Apr @ 8pm
€18/16
Book Now

A man, a banana, a tape recorder… and a bomb!

Donie Burris has a whole heap of troubles facing him: with his girlfriend, her son, Albanian gangsters, the Midford mafia and a very overbearing mammy. How can he get them all off his back? He imagines himself as the star of his own gangster movie, and he won’t go down without a fight…

Fight2Flight Theatre Company presents Patrick McCabe’s play Country and Irish, a hilarious but savage portrait of a man at the end of his rope, starring Peter Gowen. It is a wild joyride that pays heartfelt homage to film noir (and even the Teletubbies!) – a startling, provocative fever dream. Featuring a soundtrack of terrific music worthy of the title, Country and Irish is like nothing else you’ll see this year.

 

“McCabe’s absurd tragic-comedy brought to life in a crowning performance by Peter Gowen, making for an unforgettable encounter” -The Arts Review

“Pat McCabe has done a skilful job in bringing his anti-hero to life…sad and funny in equal parts…the play is more than well served by a layered and touching performance by Peter Gowen” -Emer O’Kelly, Sunday Independent

 

Written by Patrick McCabe
Direction/Sound Design by Conor Hanratty
Lighting Design by Eoin Lennon
Set and Costume Design by Medb Lambert
Performed by Peter Gowen
Produced by Claire O’Connell

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