WHAT'S ON: Award winning play makes its way to Carlow's George Bernard Shaw Theatre

Carlow Little Theatre Society are delighted to be returning to the stage of the George Bernard Shaw theatre this coming March with Eugene O'Brien's much lauded, and award-winning play, ‘Eden’.

Performances of the play will take place on the 12th and 13th of March 2025.

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The summary of the play reads as follows:

Eden is the powerful story of an ordinary relationship on an extraordinary weekend. Billy and Breda are approaching their 10th wedding anniversary. Breda is determined that this will be the weekend that saves their marriage. But Billy is more concerned with Imelda, the beautiful young woman he has his eye on. From the writer of hit RTÉ drama Pure Mule, Eden is a story of stale love and fresh lust in the Irish midlands. Eden was the winner of Best New Play at both the Irish Times Theatre Awards and the Stewart Parker Awards in 2001.

'Eden' will mark the long-awaited return to the director's chair by Jo O'Donovan, and is presented by arrangement with Eugene O’Brien c/o of Curtis Brown Group Limited.

Eden contains strong language and adult content and is suitable for ages 16+.

Performances: Wednesday 12th and Thursday 13th March, 2025.

Tickets: €20 | €18 (early bird tickets €17 | €15 available until 31/1/25) via the link HERE

Cast

Billy Paul McManus
Breda Aoife Reddy

Directed by Jo O'Donovan

Lighting by Ann Nolan
Stage Design by Tadhg McSweeney
Sound Design by Paul Dunne