Theatre: Profound, indelible and devastating

Silent by Pat Kinevane. Peacock Stage, Abbey Theatre, Dublin until June 16. Rating: 4/5. Reviewed by Joanne Hayden.

Pat Kinevane in Silent. Photo: Gerard Blanch

Silent by Pat Kinevane

**Peacock Stage, Abbey Theatre, Dublin until June 16**

**Rating:** 4/5

**Reviewed by Joanne Hayden**

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"If anyone asks, I'm not here at all," says Tino McGoldrig, the lost soul whose shattered life Pat Kinevane captures so devastatingly in Silent. The play opens with McGoldrig under a blanket. Only his feet are visible.

Slowly, with the grace and timing that define his mesmerising performance, Kinevane uses the blanket to both ...