Ireland post-bailout proves a compelling drama
This entertaining production shows just how powerless our leaders were in the aftermath of the crash
Bailed Out!
By Colin Murphy
Directed by Conall Morrison
Pavilion Theatre, Dun Laoghaire, until today
Rating****
Reviewed by Tom Lyons
Playwright and journalist Colin Murphy combines the discipline of sticking forensically to primary sources with the verve of a good story in his new play about the Irish financial crisis. Bailed Out! begins in the aftermath of the infamous bank guarantee and portrays how our economy plunged into the death-spiral that forced Ireland ...