Theatre: Risk pays off for Conroy in study of masculinity

Even though it doesn’t quite hang together, Luck Just Kissed You Hello continues to showcase an original voice

Mark Fitzgerald, Amy Conroy and Will O’Connell in Luck Just Kissed You Hello

Luck Just Kissed You Hello, Axis, Ballymun, Rating: ***

Three men come together to say goodbye to their father in Amy Conroy’s latest play, Luck Just Kissed You Hello. Huddled by his bedside in a hospital ward, they each remember and want to mourn him differently. For twins Gary and Mark, ‘Big Ted’ was their tormentor. For Sullivan, he was a saviour. No matter the divergent memories, a eulogy must be written, but ...