The Separation
Published on 27. January 2015
Book
Paperback/Softback
80 pages
978-1-78319-858-0 (ISBN)
Description
'Do you know what they call someone who doesn't drink, by the way, the Irish...? A pioneer. Isn't that gas? A pioneer. Like you're discovering a new continent.'
On a Friday night in Dublin, Stephen Hanrahan ushers a young female colleague in from the summer rain to what was once his marital home. He's ready to work his magic. But Stephen's estranged wife and wayward daughter are about to crash back into his life, casting a history of repressed truths and painful secrets into the light.
Set in the build-up to Ireland's historic divorce referendum of 1995, The Separation is an unsettling - and uproarious - journey into the dark heart of a disintegrating Dublin family.
On a Friday night in Dublin, Stephen Hanrahan ushers a young female colleague in from the summer rain to what was once his marital home. He's ready to work his magic. But Stephen's estranged wife and wayward daughter are about to crash back into his life, casting a history of repressed truths and painful secrets into the light.
Set in the build-up to Ireland's historic divorce referendum of 1995, The Separation is an unsettling - and uproarious - journey into the dark heart of a disintegrating Dublin family.
Reviews / Votes
Dark and funny in the right amounts, this is a balanced, consistent and provocative performance. * The Public Reviews * This is a piece of theatre that doesn't hold back and delivers its vision with style. * www.nomoreworkhorse.com * This is a piece of theatre which doesn't hold back and delivers its vision with style. * www.nomoreworkhorse.com *More details
Series
Language
English
Place of publication
United Kingdom
Publishing group
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Dimensions
Height: 210 mm
Width: 140 mm
Thickness: 4 mm
Weight
96 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-78319-858-0 (9781783198580)
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Richard Molloy has worked as a high school English teacher in north London for six years. The Separation is his first play. It premiered at Project Arts Centre in Dublin in June 2014. His second play, O Do Not Love Too Long, had a reading at London's Tricycle Theatre in December 2013. Richard is currently working on a new play about Ireland's Magdalene laundries entitled The Good Shepherd.