Powerful telling of a story from the silence
Theatre: Postscript. Everyman Theatre, Cork. Directed by Conor Hanratty. Run concluded. Rating: ****.
Postscript is an autobiographical story of one woman’s search for her identity. Noelle Brown, who co-wrote the script and performs in this production, was born into a mother-and-baby home in Cork in the mid-1960s and adopted shortly after.
Postscript opens as the 35-year-old Brown begins to take the first tentative steps in piecing together the jigsaw puzzle of her family history. Rather than depicting herself on stage, Brown assumes a persona in...
Subscribe from just €1 for the first month!
Exclusive offers:
All Digital Access + eReader
Trial
€1
Unlimited Access for 1 Month
*New subscribers only
Annual
€200
€149 For the 1st Year
Unlimited Access for 1 Year
Quarterly
€55
€42
90 Day Pass
2 Yearly
€315
€248
Unlimited Access for 2 Years
Team Pass
Get a Business Account for you and your team
Related Stories
Appetite For Distraction: this week’s home entertainment picks
Your weekly guide to the best TV shows, podcasts and video games
TV review: Moody Northern thriller reawakens a troubled past
A brooding James Nesbitt stars in Sunday-night drama Bloodlands, from Line of Duty creator Jed Mercurio
Radio review: National broadcaster shines when it puts children at centre
When it comes to fulfilling its public-service remit, RTÉ is doing a brilliant job at serving its younger community
TV Review: Psychological thriller lurches into realms of the ludicrous
Netflix’s new drama Behind Her Eyes quickly takes a turn for the fanciful, with deeply mixed results