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DRAMA
Thursday 15 to Saturday 17 November at 8pm
Druid Theatre Co
Tickets: €18/€16
Friends Personal: 3 for 2, Couples: 4 for 2, Business 6 for 3
SOLD OUT
"truly funny and intelligent this is a blissfully irreverent romp through divorce, dating and the search for love" The Sunday Tribune
A hit in London’s West End, this bittersweet comedy will touch everyone who has ever broken up.
Druid's third production of Geraldine Aron's hilarious but poignant story sees Deirdre take over the role previously played by Glenne Headley and Dawn French.
My Brilliant Divorce is the story of Angela – who, recently deserted by her accountant husband for a younger model, finds herself adrift in a sea of weird encounters, sneaky solicitors, phone-in counsellors, a bad case of hypochondria and the spectre of poverty. Should she fight to keep her husband? Or should she sign the final papers and move on?
One of Ireland's best known stand up comedians, Deirdre O’Kane began her career as an actress and has played every major theatre in Ireland as well as touring to Australia, Canada and the UK. Her most recent role was Jean in two sold-out runs of Dandelions at the Olympia in 2006. Acting credits on television include The Clinic (RTE), Fergus's Wedding (RTE), Paths To Freedom (RTE/BBC), and The Fitz (BBC). Deirdre's feature film credits include: Frida in the BAFTA-nominated Festival, Grace in Boy Eats Girl and Noeleen in Intermission. This is Deirdre’s second production with Druid having previously played Miss Funny in At the Black Pig's Dyke.
Playwright Geraldine Aron was born in Galway, but spent most of her adult life in Zambia, Zimbabwe and South Africa. She now divides her time between Cape Town and London. Geraldine’s association with Druid goes back to 1978 when Garry Hynes directed the Irish premiere of her first play, the multi-award winning Bar and Ger. Her plays, produced throughout the world, include A Galway Girl, Same Old Moon, The Donahue Sisters and The Stanley Parkers. She is the author of twelve plays produced for television and radio, and Toscanini, a screenplay directed by Franco Zeffirelli. My Brilliant Divorce received a nomination under the Best Entertainment category in the 2004 Laurence Olivier Awards.
"this is gorgeous stuff" The Irish Times
Read the Irish Times Review for this new production.
The national tour of My Brilliant Divorce is supported by the Arts Council Touring Experiment.
Letterkenny performances kindly sponsored by La Maison http://www.lamaison.ie
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Deirdre O'Kane stars in this poignant and hilarious drama by Geraldine Aron
"what’s being offered here is an opportunity to spend 80 minutes in a roomful of people who sound like they haven’t laughed so much in ages." Irish Times Review