Wednesday 15th – Saturday 18th January 2025 @ 8pm

Little Gem

by Elaine Murphy

Directed by Philip O’ Byrne
with: Emma  Ní Bhroin, Aoife O Keeffe, Margaret Moore, Angela Lehane & Shirley Madden.

One year can bring extraordinary change; just ask Amber, Lorraine and Kay, three generations of North Dublin women who find themselves suddenly facing the unexpected. Young Amber’s case of indigestion – or perhaps it’s a brutal hangover? – grows into something more, while her mother Lorraine discovers salsa dancing after an incident at work leads to therapist-suggested self-care and her first real date in over 20 years. Grandmother Kay, “on the wrong side of sixty, but not dead yet,” struggles to adjust to life as a caretaker for her beloved Gem and a visit to Ann Somers doesn’t really help the situation. As the year moves forward, the women confront their individual challenges with courage and humour, finding strength in one another and discovering the beauty and complexity of family.

Hilarious and poignant, Irish playwright Elaine Murphy’s debut play, Little Gem, premiered at the Dublin Fringe Festival in 2008 where it won the Fishamble New Writing Award. It then transferred to the Edinburgh Fringe Festival, where it won the Carol Tambor Best of Edinburgh Award, the festival’s top prize. Little Gem made its acclaimed US premiere in January of 2010 at the Flea Theatre. Now Cork based Hunters Moon Theatre brings Little Gem directed by Philip O’ Byrne to Cork Arts Theatre for 4 nights in Mid January.

About Hunters Moon Theatre
Founded in 2018 by Philip O Byrne, Cork based Hunter’s Moon Theatre has been promoting and performing the classic Irish plays throughout Munster. These venues include The Inkwell Theatre, Miinane Bridge, Carnegie Arts Centre Kenmare, St. Johns Theatre Listowel, Ringaskiddy Community Centre and The Everyman Theatre.

Tickets: €18
*Booking fees apply.