TV actresses Susan Loughnane and Eilis O’Donnell have devised and will perform a new play in and around Park Kiosk, Lord Edward Street.
With Mike Finn advising and Shane Whisker directing for Wildebeest Theatre Co, ‘Separation’ is a site-specific immersion into the world of two Limerick woman fighting different causes.
Set in 1915, ‘Separation’ concerns issues to do with the formation of the Irish Free State.
‘The women are running riot all over town. Word has it that a bunch of Fenian soldiers are marching down Mungret Street and there’s a lawlessness in town! They must be stopped!
“We must defend our Separation pensions!” shouts one woman as she hurls a rock at a Fenian soldier.
‘Separation focuses on the stories of Maggie Bridgeman and Laura Daly, two neighbours on opposite sides, who’s secret meeting place is a tobacco kiosk. As the years roll by, outside forces and their own ideals cause tension’.
An audience of eight per show from Oct 29-Nov 8 can book for slots at www.wildebeestheatrecompany.com
Photo: Ken Coleman