Top playwright returns to Tullamore's Esker Arts with his award winning play 'Underneath'

Fishamble, the company behind 'Silent' and 'Heaven', present 'Underneath' at Esker Arts in Tullamore on Friday, January 23, at 8pm.

Written and performed by Pat Kinevane the production is directed by Jim Culleton.

This stunning play is a blackly comic, rich and vivid tale of a life lived in secret, a testament to the people who live on the fringes, under the nose of everyday life. It explores the surface, and what lies underneath.

"Sticks and stones didn’t break Her bones, but words and pointing crushed Her. Is Beauty really only skin deep?

Does Ugliness hide somewhere deeper?"

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The drama has won many awards: Winner Adelaide Fringe Best Theatre Award, Adelaide Fringe Festival 2015, winner Scotsman Fringe First, Edinburgh Festival 2015, winner Stage Raw Best Solo Performer Award, Los Angeles

"Like Olivier’s legendary Hamlet, this is one of those rare performances that will be talked about for decades to come… exciting, hilarious, harrowing and heart breaking… A devastatingly brilliant piece of theatre," wrote the Examiner's drama crtic in his revew of the production.

Tickets: €18 / €16 (+booking fee)

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