John Kane sits on a hospital trolley Very shortly, a giant lobster, two women called Mary, a very old man and a jazz percussionist arrive. Then everything starts. Medicine is a dark and frequently absurdist work that shatters the boundary between cast and audience; actors are interrupted by crew members, technical mechanics happen on stage and performance becomes a kind of therapy.T0846038583Domhnall Gleeson leads a formidable cast in a new play from revered Irish playwright Enda Walsh. Devastatingly funny and profoundly moving, Medicine examines social responses to mental health concerns, while deconstructing the fabric of theatrical performance.Producer Landmark Productions. Producer Galway International Arts Festival. Presented byEIF (in association with The Traverse Theatre). Director Enda Walsh. Design Jamie Vartan. Lighting Adam Silverman. Sound Helen Atkinson. Costume Joan O'Clery. Music Teho Teardo. Performer Clare Barrett. Performer Sean Carpio. Performer Aoife Duffin. Performer Domhnall Gleeson. | |
| 4 Aug 21 to 29 Aug 21 | Traverse Theatre, Edinburgh :: V605 listing details L01844568861 |
