Small but mighty – after sell-out seasons in New York, London and Paris and a sold-out 7-week run at Ireland’s National Theatre, a run at the Olympia (with MCD) in 2010, a sellout Nationwide tour and following a four week tour of Australia, the phenomenally popular comedy drama Little Gem finally makes it to Letterkenny. 
Elaine Murphy’s runaway box office hit will be at An Grianán Theatre for two nights only – Fri 15 and Sat 16 April.
Under the direction of Paul Meade, the cast of three (Birdy Beaman, Neili Conroy and Anne Kent) interweave their characters’ life experiences as they cope with modern life’s daily pressures and the heart-breaking toll of inevitable tragedies, expertly blending slapstick humour and sharp comic timing with strength, courage and honesty.
Gúna Nua director and founder Paul Meade first read Elaine Murphy’s Little Gem in 2008 and promptly staged and directed the impressive debut in the Dublin Fringe Festival where it won several awards and went on to great acclaim at the Edinburgh Fringe in 2009 winning the Carol Tambor Best of Edinburgh Award.
Under the direction of Paul Meade, the cast of three (Birdy Beaman, Neili Conroy and Anne Kent) interweave their characters’ life experiences as they cope with modern life’s daily pressures and the heart-breaking toll of inevitable tragedies, expertly blending slapstick humour and sharp comic timing with strength, courage and honesty.
Gúna Nua director and founder Paul Meade first read Elaine Murphy’s Little Gem in 2008 and promptly staged and directed the impressive debut in the Dublin Fringe Festival where it won several awards and went on to great acclaim at the Edinburgh Fringe in 2009 winning the Carol Tambor Best of Edinburgh Award.
Since then Little Gem has gone on to sell out theatres in New York, London, Dublin and Paris and is just back from a major tour of Australia, winning the hearts of audiences and the admiration of critics: “…as hilarious as it is poignant” Sunday Times, “…intimately told and beautifully acted” The New York Times, “*****…a tiny treasure…” Time Out, “…impressive” Sunday Independent.
Little Gem tells the story of three generations of women on a wild and constantly surprising journey through sex, birth, death and salsa classes: Kay’s got an itch that Gem can’t scratch … Lorraine attacks a customer at work and her boss wants her to see a psychiatrist … Amber has fierce bad indigestion and the Sambucas aren’t getting rid of it. And then there’s Paul, the b*****, who is just using Amber until he can get to Australia …. Then Little Gem announces his arrival in no uncertain terms and life is never the same again.
Tickets are €15 (€10 concession) and are available now at An Grianán’s box office on 0749120777 or www.angrianan.com.
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