The world stage premiere of The Saviour by Deirdre Kinahan (Embargo) opens July 13 with Tony winner Marie Mullen (The Beauty Queen of Leenane) and Jamie O'Neill (Staging the Treaty) starring in the two-hander. Performances began at Off-Broadway's Irish Repertory Theatre July 1 where The Landmark Productions work plays a limited run through August 13.
Mullen plays 67-year-old Máire, who wakes up on her birthday to enjoy a cigarette after recently being swept off her feet by a stranger. But when her son comes to visit, questions are raised about responsibility, trauma, and forgiveness.
Louise Lowe (The Book of Names) directs, helming the creative team comprised of scenic and lighting designer Ciarán Bagnall (Red), costume designer Joan O’Clery (Macbeth), and sound designer Aoife Kavanagh (Ghosts).
An Irish playwright, Kinahan most recently wrote An Old Song, Half Forgotten for actor Bryan Murray who is living with Alzheimer’s. It played a sold-out run at Dublin's Abbey Theatre with Lowe also serving as its director.
Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, The Saviour premiered via an online broadcast in 2021. This production is supported by Culture Ireland.
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