Tender Mercies
Tender Mercies
Starring Sorcha Furlong
Running time: 60 mins | No interval
Written by Collette Cullen | Directed by Caroline FitzGerald
*****
Inspired by a headline in a local newspaper, Fair City’s Sorcha Furlong, in a tour-de-force performance, captivatingly portrays Mary Fortune as she recounts the highs and lows, loves, disappointments and demons of her time with us in an incisive fine-tuned study of a woman on a downward spiral.
Furlong vividly brings to life a whole cast of characters from Mary’s past – her parents, ex-husband, hairdressing clients, neighbours, friends and beloved twin brother Barry.
Blackly comic and poignant, you’ll be thinking of Mary long after the lights go down.
*****
Praise for Tender Mercies…
“…the star of the show is inarguably Furlong, and not because she’s the only one on stage. It’s a phenomenal performance.”
-Emma Devlin, The Reviews Hub“…Cullen has a gift for bringing the light into the darkness in her writing.”
-The Irish Independent“If you want to check out a top class performance, Furlong …. is a sure fire certainty. In the end you might remember Mary, but Furlong you’ll never forget.”
-Chris O’Rourke, The Arts Review
*****
Originally developed, produced and staged at The New Theatre, Temple Bar, Dublin.
Presented in association with Age Opportunity as part of the nationwide Bealtaine festival – celebrating the arts and creativity as we age.
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