The Separation

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'Do you know what they call someone who doesn't drink, by the way, the Irish... A pioneer. Isn't that gas A pioneer. Like you're discovering a new continent.' On a Friday night in Dublin, Stephen Hanrahan ushers a young female colleague in from the summer rain to what was once his marital home. Hes ready to work his magic. But Stephen's estranged wife and wayward daughter are about to crash back into his life, casting a history of repressed truths and painful secrets into the light. Set in the build-up to Ireland's historic divorce referendum of 1995, The Separation is an unsettling - and uproarious - journey into the dark heart of a disintegrating Dublin family.

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Dark and funny in the right amounts, this is a balanced, consistent and provocative performance. * The Public Reviews *
This is a piece of theatre that doesnt hold back and delivers its vision with style. * www.nomoreworkhorse.com *
This is a piece of theatre which doesn't hold back and delivers its vision with style. * www.nomoreworkhorse.com *

Author Bio

Richard Molloy has worked as a high school English teacher in north London for six years. The Separation is his first play. It premiered at Project Arts Centre in Dublin in June 2014. His second play, O Do Not Love Too Long, had a reading at Londons Tricycle Theatre in December 2013. Richard is currently working on a new play about Irelands Magdalene laundries entitled The Good Shepherd.