Rough around the edges with a heart of gold

Our Island

By Barry McStay

Directed by Maisie Lee

Project Cube

Rating:***

‘Are your parents as Irish as you are?” Londoner Bradley (Rob Malone) asks this question of Dubliner Jack (Peter Corboy) early on in Our Island, frustrated by his boyfriend’s awkwardness when discussing anything to do with emotions.

The answer is yes, which causes both humour and heartache in Barry McStay’s engaging portrayal of a young couple trying to exorcise old demons ...