The Lonesome West makes you laugh when you really, really shouldn’t with explosive moments and dark humour. It tells the story of the persistently arguing bachelor brothers, Valene and Coleman, whose father has just died in a shotgun ‘accident.’ Valene’s only interest is in his religious ornaments and drinking poteen while Coleman is only interested in eating and going to funerals to eat for free. Attempts to civilise them by despairing local priest Fr Welsh, and his devoted sidekick Girleen, fall on deaf ears.
The Lonesome West returns to the Everyman, Cork for 10 performances only from April 7th.