Unsettling look at sexual violence where there are no happy endings

Karen Ardiff and Rebecca Root in Deirdre Kinahan’s Rathmines Road Pic: Patrick Redmond

Rathmines Road

Peacock Stage, Abbey Theatre, Dublin

Until October 27

Rating:***

‘What the fuck happened here tonight?” This is a question asked several times, by various characters, in Deirdre Kinahan’s provocative new play Rathmines Road, which examines the repercussions of sexual assault in surprising, and often shocking, ways. The play is set in the family home of Sandra (Karen Ardiff), who has returned to Ireland to sell the property following the death of ...