Heaven

I am getting nearer to something. The answer to the question. Who am I? A woman who leaves her husband very suddenly for an old lover and heads to a cottage in Kerry?

I needed someone strong. Someone who would sweep me along. Keep me here. In this world. Not allow me wander down below, and I wanted a child. I dearly wanted a child.

Mairead and Mal are struggling to keep their marriage together. Perhaps attending a wedding will help, or it might raise questions that are difficult to answer.

Poignant, funny, and beautiful, Heaven is a new play that is full of humanity. It is presented by the Olivier Award-winning Fishamble, and written by Eugene O’Brien (winner of the Rooney Prize for Literature).

This edition was published to coincide with the world premiere at the Dublin Theatre Festival, followed by an Irish tour, in Autumn 2022.

Eugene O’Brien wrote the hugely successful play Eden, which transferred from Dublin’s Abbey Theatre to London’s West End and premiered on Broadway in 2004. In 2008, he adapted the play for film. Starring Eileen Walsh and directed by Declan Recks, it was played at film festivals across the world and was nominated for the European Film Academy Awards 2008. Eugene also writes for television and film. His credits include the award-winning Pure Mule for RTE and he is currently developing The Lesson for Blinder Films with Tom Hall. Eugene is also developing Diamonds with Blinder Films and is in development on The People’s Champion with Avenue Productions.