Quintessence Theatre

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National Tour, Republic of Ireland & Northern Ireland

(Supported by the Arts Council of Ireland and the Arts Council of Northern Ireland)

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“I’m falling between the cracks in myself, and I don’t know how to crawl back out…”

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Quintessence Theatre use their innovative physical ensemble story-telling techniques mingled with multi-media platforms of film and music to poignantly explore the profound struggle individuals with mental illness face on a daily basis in Ireland today.

In this darkly comic and deeply moving new play an unsuccessful suicide attempt leaves young Leanne Dowd estranged from those she loves and attempting to pick up the pieces of a life still shattered by mental illness.
First devised by the company in 2016 and revived multiple times for sell out runs, seeks to expose the lived experience of battling a severe mental illness in an inefficient and unsympathetic system through the eyes of one young woman.

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CAST
Leah Rossiter
Anthony Kinahan
Fiona Keenan O’Brien

 

CREATIVES & CREW

Directed by Anna Simpson

Choreographed by Anna Simpson

Technical Design by Anthony Quinn

Sound Design by Anna Simpson

Videography & Trailer by Steven Larkin

Executive Producer Paul Hayes

 

 

Reviews

 

“Brave, daring and innovative…has a virtuoso flair and arresting boldness. A substantial piece of theatre”

Northern Standard