Emmet Kirwan’s tale of two brothers is a heartbreak

Kirwan avoids turning the play into simple analysis of class warfare

Emmet Kirwan in Dublin Oldschool Pic: Ros Kavanagh
Actors Shane Casey and Siobhán McSweeney on the north side of Cork, the backdrop for Kevin Barry’s new play Autumn Royal

Dublin Oldschool

Mermaid Arts Centre, Bray

Rating: ****

You may have heard actor and writer Emmet Kirwan talking on the radio this week about Heartbreak, a spoken-word narrative about women in Ireland which went viral when it was released in video form by his film-maker collaborator, Dave Tynan. The timing for the video’s release ...