Fervent if uneven drama about reaping what you sow

Melissa Nolan, Marcus Lamb, Fionn Foley and John Morton in The Harvest at the New Theatre

The Harvest

By Jane McCarthy

The New Theatre, Essex St East, Dublin

Rating:***

Runs until June 23

‘You learn not to get attached,” says the troubled teenager Evan (Fionn Foley) in Jane McCarthy’s new play The Harvest, a reference to the fact that his family’s cats keep mysteriously disappearing. Some emotional baggage, however, is easier to ditch than others.

With a title inspired by the old adage that you reap what you sow, ...