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Tom, confined to his bed in Belfast with COVID-19 is unable to visit his mother, Rose (Tony Award winner Marie Mullen), who is dying in Dublin. His uncle, Larry, arranges a call from Rose’s sickbed. As Larry holds his phone to Rose’s ear, Tom tells his mother the story of a journey – an image of a perfect day they once shared.
It’s a Belfast story, and it’s the very last thing he can do for his mother – the only thing he can do for her. As Tom speaks, he takes his mother home on her final voyage, during the last ten minutes of her life. The Gifts You Gave to the Dark is about the power of story to offer succor and comfort in even the bleakest times, over separations of geography and time.
World Premiere
It’s a Belfast story, and it’s the very last thing he can do for his mother – the only thing he can do for her. As Tom speaks, he takes his mother home on her final voyage, during the last ten minutes of her life. The Gifts You Gave to the Dark is about the power of story to offer succor and comfort in even the bleakest times, over separations of geography and time.
World Premiere
Age Guidance: 15
Show Notes: No Intermission
Audience Advisory:
Production is presented via The Irish Repertory Theatre
Performance Schedule:
STREAM ANYTIME thru OCTOBER 31st
Music
Carl Kennedy
Director
Caitríona McLaughlin
Written by
Darren Murphy
