Having presented the highly acclaimed 'The Woolgatherer' in 2013 and the much talked about 'Breathless' in 2014, Orion are now back with this funny, fast-moving endlessly profane play which premiered on Broadway in 2011 and was nominated for 6 Tony awards.
Struggles with addiction, friendship, love and the challenges of adulthood are at the center of the story.
Set in New York, the play is a funny fast-paced foul-mouthed story about feuding childhood sweethearts. Newly released from prison and struggling to remain sober, Jackie has reunited with his longtime girlfriend, a crack-smoking live wire named Veronica. Jackie leans on his addiction sponsor, the mellow-talking, stay positive Ralph D who tries to keep Jackie from blowing up, but ultimately proves himself to be a very poor advisor indeed. Meanwhile, Ralph is having his own challenges with his ‘in-recovery’, ball-busting wife Victoria who sees Ralph for the dog he really is. Outside this maze of addiction and recovery stands Jackie’s loyal cousin, Julio who agrees to help Jackie in his quest for revenge despite a history of Jackie’s ill and often hurtful treatment of him.
Starring:
Andrew Lynch (Death Row Cowboy)
Sinead O'Riordan (The Woolgatherer, Breathless)
Peter Gaynor,
Rex Ruan
Laoisa Sexton
Directed by Aoife Spillane-Hinks.
