Triple Fringe First and Olivier Award winning Fishamble present HEAVEN by Eugene O’Brien.
HEAVEN is set in the Irish midlands, during the weekend of a local wedding.
Mairead and Mal are struggling to keep their marriage together. Perhaps attending a wedding will help, or it might raise questions that are difficult to answer. This poignant, funny, beautiful, new play set over the weekend of a local wedding is full of humanity.
Directed by Jim Culleton (Irish Times Best Director Award winner 2019), HEAVEN features Andrew Bennett (Oscar-nominated THE QUIET GIRL) and Janet Moran (Irish Times Best Actress winner for HEAVEN). It was a hit at Dublin Theatre Festival 2022 and Off-Broadway in 2023.
‘finely written… splendidly directed… performances are awe-inspiring… See it while you can!’ Broadway World
‘Moran and Bennett are both excellent…’ The New Yorker
‘a delicately drawn two-hander… directed with a fine unobtrusiveness’ Wall Street Journal
‘Go see it…exquisitely performed and superbly directed’ The Arts Review
‘dynamic and visually interesting…searing depiction of naked desire’ Irish Times
‘Very funny… hugely engrossing’ Irish Independent
‘Andrew Bennett and Janet Moran turn in excellent performances’ Sunday Independent
Fishamble discovers, develops and produces new plays of national importance with a global reach. It has toured its productions to audiences throughout Ireland, and to 19 other countries. It champions the role of the playwright, typically supporting over 50% of the writers of all new plays produced on the island of Ireland each year. Fishamble has received many awards in Ireland and internationally, including an Olivier Award.
Fishamble is funded by the Arts Council, Dublin City Council, and Culture Ireland.
