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Tuesday 14th to Saturday 18th September 2021 @ 8pm

Seven Ages of Mam
by Mark Evans and Pauline O’Driscoll

Performed by Pauline O’Driscoll
Directed by Tom Kibbe

The kids have finally gone back to school so let’s hear it for the Mams!! Brand new full length version of this heart – warmingly funny yet poignant play starring well know Cork actress Pauline O’Driscoll (Smalltown, The Young Offenders) in which Mam shares her hilarious take on motherhood, sexuality, grief, infidelity, ageing, love, lust and loneliness. A female centric piece that will appeal to all.

A contemporary reimagining of Shakespeare’s most famous soliloquy –  but from a Mam’s point of view!

Thanks to the response of Cork Arts Theatre audiences and its hugely successful run as a short form piece in our Lunchtime & Supper Theatre programme in 2018, co-writer’s Mark Evans and Pauline O’Driscoll decided Seven Ages of Mam deserved to be developed into a full length play. Mam was revamped in 2019 and she came back, bigger and better than ever and went on to garner rave reviews and be nominated BEST NEW PLAY at its World Premiere at Brighton Fringe Festival in 2019

We are thrilled to have this gem of a play back where it started, now in its new full length, 70 minute form (no interval) as part of Mam’s first tour in Ireland. Go Mam!

“MUST SEE SHOW … wondrously inventive exploration of motherhood, grief, lust, heartbreak and joy… hilariously detailed….consummately acted…. wholly believable… O’Driscoll can call down the angels in a light high tessitura – a whisper away from silence, and she can on occasion roar like a banshee….What O’Driscoll is master of is pause and sudden tangent. The surprise monologue, the hilariously detailed aside, the squirm of embarrassment, and the language of love and forgiveness and letting go. What O’Driscoll brings even more than the humour is the sudden abiding grief. And what she gets more than grief is life-affirming humour, and what she gets most is utter exhaustion…. No, she’s of a piece……. the most original riff on the Seven Ages I’ve seen, and so beautifully subsumed you might not notice it at all … See it.”– Simon Jenner, FringeReview

5 STAR HIT with audiences:-  “Belly Laughed”….“Staggeringly Brilliant”…. “Hugely Entertaining”…..“Highly Recommended”…. “a one woman show that feels like a stage full” ….”Beautifully crafted play, exquisitely performed” … ” Genuinely laughed and cried”…. … “Pauline holds her audience in the palm of her hand. She is a natural story teller and we just want more”… “Everyone Can Relate” – Facebook Audience Reviews

Tickets: €12, €10 concessions

NB: Covid Certification is now required for entry for everyone over 18 years of age. Please read the updated ‘Guidelines for Attending Shows’ below before making a booking.

Teaser Trailer Video: https://vimeo.com/paulineodriscoll/sevenagesofmam

More Information: Production Website

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GUIDELINES FOR ATTENDING SHOWS

We would like to bring your attention to the following measures that we have put in place to ensure a safe and comfortable experience for all our patrons.

1. In line with the government guidelines announced on 31st August 2021, please note that Covid Certification is now required for entry for everyone over 18 years of age. You must provide proof of vaccination.
2. Masks must be worn. You may bring your own mask or purchase one if necessary when you arrive.
3. Temperature will be taken of staff, actors and audience members as they enter the venue.
4. The theatre will be deep cleaned after each performance.
5. Seating will be allocated so please check your ticket carefully.
6. The bar will remain closed for now as per government guidelines.
7. Door handles will be wiped down every 15 minutes by our staff.
8. Audience members will be shown to their seats by staff to ensure social distancing.
9. Weather permitting, audience members are advised to leave the building during the interval.
10. Our staff have been updated on all the necessary procedures and policies so do please co-operate with their requests to ensure a pleasant experience for everyone.

If you have any queries on the above you can contact us by email at: info@corkartstheatre.com or by phone at 021 450 5624.

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