“Tom Murphy’s extraordinary play” (The Irish Times) centres around Mommo, who tells over and over again a story she never finishes of how the town came to be known as Bailegangaire, the town without laughter. Mommo is attended by her two granddaughters, Mary and Dolly. The younger women yearn to be free of the past in order to make a new beginning, and Mary comes to believe that to do so the story of Bailegangaire has to be concluded.
“I’d place it in the same league as Brian Friel’s masterpiece, Faith Healer.” – The Telegraph
By Tom Murphy
Presented by Nomad Theatre Network & Livin’ Dred Theatre Company
Duration: 115 mins. One interval