
Broken Croí/Heart Briste
By Manchán Magan
A self-loathing dancer and a fanatical Gaeilgeoir seek to connect in a language lesson that swerves from slapstick to acrimony to personal revelation. It’s a comedic and heartfelt look at fractured relationships, using a blend of Irish and English to reveal the warped truth behind our passions. Manchán Magan is the kilt-clad pedagogue vying with his mutinous teenage side-kick Eva O’Connor, both using language in a way that makes it understandable and relevant to all. Is it in Irish? Can language be a weapon? Who the feic knows?
Following a successful run at Absolut Fringe 2009, BROKEN CROÍ /HEART BRISTE was restaged at Project Arts Centre, Dublin, March 2010 & Cork Midsummer Festival, June 2010.
It was nominated for Irish Times Theatre Awards 2009 for Best New Play and Best Supporting Actress. Also nominated for Fishamble New Writing Award 2009, and Bewleys Cafe Theatre Award 2009. It won the Stewart Parker Irish Language Play Award 2009.
Director: Tom Creed
Designer: Deirdre Dwyer
Lighting Design: Sarah Jane Sheils
Stage Manager: Emma Martin
Cast: Manchán Magan & Eva O’Connor
By Manchán Magan
A self-loathing dancer and a fanatical Gaeilgeoir seek to connect in a language lesson that swerves from slapstick to acrimony to personal revelation. It’s a comedic and heartfelt look at fractured relationships, using a blend of Irish and English to reveal the warped truth behind our passions. Manchán Magan is the kilt-clad pedagogue vying with his mutinous teenage side-kick Eva O’Connor, both using language in a way that makes it understandable and relevant to all. Is it in Irish? Can language be a weapon? Who the feic knows?
Following a successful run at Absolut Fringe 2009, BROKEN CROÍ /HEART BRISTE was restaged at Project Arts Centre, Dublin, March 2010 & Cork Midsummer Festival, June 2010.
It was nominated for Irish Times Theatre Awards 2009 for Best New Play and Best Supporting Actress. Also nominated for Fishamble New Writing Award 2009, and Bewleys Cafe Theatre Award 2009. It won the Stewart Parker Irish Language Play Award 2009.
Director: Tom Creed
Designer: Deirdre Dwyer
Lighting Design: Sarah Jane Sheils
Stage Manager: Emma Martin
Cast: Manchán Magan & Eva O’Connor