GONE FULL HAVISHAM
My second play Gone Full Havisham premiered at the Cork Midsummer 2019 in the penthouse suite of the Clayton Hotel, it sold out 3 weeks before opening and went on to have a hugely successful Edinburgh Fringe and subsequent Irish Tour, including 3-week run in Bewleys.
Directed by Regina Crowley
Sound & AV Design: Cormac O’ Connor
Set Design: Davy Dummigan
Promo Trailer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SAavJh8NimI When one tough little nut cracks… “Kelleher gives a performance of such courage and commitment. It is likely to be one of the talking points of this year” THE ECHO 2019
“Electrically Intense…Kelleher’s writing is sharp…You will both laugh and flinch.”
★★★★ The Irish Examiner 2019
The play centres around Emily Halloran, shrouded in her wedding dress, for the past five months in a hotel suite, she has become a social media sensation. Some say she’s a deranged lunatic, many say she just needs help and to others she’s a hero. Taking Dickens’ extraordinary Miss Havisham in to the era of social media with its artificial gloss and filtered reality, this is one woman who isn’t afraid to tell it like it is – the grit, the grime and stench of rotting flowers.
The Scotsman ★★★★ for Gone Full Havisham: https://www.scotsman.com/arts-and-culture/edinburgh-festivals/theatre-and-stage/theatre-reviews-gone-full-havisham-dickens-dinner-edinburgh-1410529 “Spectacular. Magnificent. The very best of Irish drama” Sunday Business Post ★★★★ for Gone Full Havisham: https://www.businesspost.ie/theatre/gone-full-havisham-portrayal-of-female-grief-meets-expectations-c46a833e
"Moving, absorbing and disturbing"
Irish Examiner ★★★★ for Gone Full Havisham: https://www.pressreader.com/ireland/irish-examiner/20190624/282389811013519
*Named by the Examiner as a Theatre Highlight 2019 by Colette Sheridan
Sunday Independent Emer O’ Kelly for Gone Full Havisham: https://www.independent.ie/entertainment/theatre-arts/its-miss-havisham-in-the-21st-century-38871131.html
"A jilted bride's slide into psychosis is vividly depicted. A bravura performance.”
Irish Independent (Katy Hayes) for Gone Full Havisham: https://www.pressreader.com/ireland/irish-independent-weekend-review/20200118/281676846864425
“A memorable show...a spectacular performance by Irene Kelleher'
Irish Times- Best Theatre in Ireland this Week for Gone Full Havisham: https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/stage/the-best-plays-to-go-to-in-ireland-this-week-1.4139481
“She paints a portrait of the jilted bride that Dickens would never recognise but which nonetheless resonates with authentic spirit.”
The Sunday Times for Gone Full Havisham (Best of What’s on this week): https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/the-best-of-what-s-on-this-week-mzlqsrpgq
"Timely and Impassioned Production" Sunday Times
Irish Mail on Sunday (Michael Moffatt) ★★★★ for Gone Full Havisham: https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/stage/the-best-plays-to-go-to-in-ireland-this-week-1.4139481 “An extraordinary performance.”
The Arts Desk (Veronica Lee) ★★★★ for Gone Full Havisham: https://theartsdesk.com/theatre/edinburgh-fringe-2019-reviews-red-gone-full-havisham
“Kelleher inventively pairs a Dickens story of Victorian social mores with an intelligent critique of the way mental distress so often becomes fodder for a rapacious social media audience.”
GONE FULL HAVISHAM
