Cell
From: Thursday, 28th January 2010
To: Saturday, 30 January 2010
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Synopsis
An intense, witty and sometimes disturbing look into a day in the life of a bright but damaged young Irishman whose life experiences now see him living as recluse in his parents’ house, with an imaginary alter-ego questioning his every decision.
Our Review:
28 January 2010
Imagine how you would feel if you were the mother of a grown-up son who is so psychologically damaged that he locks himself in his bedroom and won’t come out despite your pleas. Also when you deliver his meals and take away his excretions, he doesn’t even speak to you. This is the situation which faces mammy in Cell, a beautifully written short play by Irish writer and composer Ailis Ni Riain.
Aisling Leyne, who plays mammy, conveys the anxiety and sadness which overwhelm her character but her appearances are few and serve to break up the virtual monologue delivered by the main character, Gareth Cassidy as her son, Hickey.
He makes contact with the outside world via internet chat rooms. When he doesn’t like what he sees on message boards, he turns to his imaginative, and argumentative larger than life, alter-ego, Mickey (Michael Ryan).
There are times when Mickey doesn’t have to speak and yo...
Creative
Ailis Ni Riain (Author)
Zho Visual (Company)
Paula Simms (Director)
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