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
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 ...