Powerful political theatre examines lure of black gold

Theatre: Little Thing, Big Thing. By Donal O’Kelly. Directed by Jim Culleton. Project Arts Centre, Dublin, until May 16. Rating: ****. Reviewed by Joanne Hayden

Donal O’Kelly and Sorcha Fox give strong performances in Little Thing, Big Thing, described as ’funny, madcap and dark’
Donal O’Kelly and Sorcha Fox give strong performances in Little Thing, Big Thing, described as ’funny, madcap and dark’

Oil – specifically the powerful connections and sinister behaviour of the oil industry – drives the plot of Little Thing, Big Thing, Donal O’Kelly’s dynamic, linguistically inventive thriller that is also a finely executed piece of political theatre.

Sorcha Fox plays Martha, a Scottish nun who has been teaching in Nigeria for two decades. Just as ...