Moving depiction of mental health matters and a mother’s demise
The Scourge is being presented as part of First Fortnight, the arts festival focused on mental health, which runs nationally throughout January, and the play raises important issues about some of the most challenging aspects of life
The Scourge
Civic Theatre, Tallaght, Dublin
On Tour
Rating:***
The key to Michelle Dooley Mahon’s performance piece The Scourge lies in its title. The story is shaped by Dooley Mahon’s experience of caring for her elderly mother, whose mind has been ravaged by Alzheimer’s disease. However, the real subject of the piece is the author herself, known since childhood for her mischievous ways, and christened “little missis up and down; The Scourge” by ...
