The Loved Ones
A Rough Magic and Gate Theatre Production
By Limerick playwright Erica Murray
Cast: Jane Brennan, Fanta Barrie, Helen Norton and Margaret McAuliffe
After a critically acclaimed world premiere at the Gate Theatre as part of the 2023 Dublin Theatre Festival, Erica Murray’s The Loved Ones embarks on a nationwide tour.
In a remote farmhouse in West Clare, Nell is preparing to scatter her late son’s ashes with his grieving wife. Meanwhile, an American tourist settles in for what she expects to be a peaceful countryside retreat.
But when a young woman arrives at the cottage unexpectedly, the weekend takes an surprising and darkly comic turn. As tensions rise and secrets are revealed, these four strangers are forced into an uneasy reckoning with the past – and each other.
Don’t miss the play that critics are calling ‘hilarious and heart-wrenching’ – at the Lime Tree Theatre for 3 nights only. Book now!
Age: 14 + yrs
Proudly supported by NASC Theatre Network.
The Loved Ones
Hailed by The Irish Times as “wonderful, witty, assured and entertaining” and praised by The Irish Independent as “a glorious personality clash extravaganza”, The Loved Ones is a sharp, deeply moving, and wickedly funny new Irish play about motherhood, grief, and the families we find when life doesn’t go to plan.
In this beautiful play, The Loved Ones by Erica Murray, a situation as unlikely as it is inevitable will send these four lives reeling, leaving them questioning the true nature of love, loss and birds.
THE IRISH TIMES ****
‘Refreshing and deceptively simple’
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- No exchanges or refunds.
- Wheelchair spaces can only be booked over the phone. Please call box office on (061) 953400 if you wish to book a wheelchair space.
- No late comers admitted to the theatre once show commences.
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