CLTS to perform John MacKenna’s ‘Breathless in Carlow's Seven Oaks Hotel

Carlow Little Theatre Society return to the stage this March at the Seven Oaks Hotel, Carlow, with their

production of John MacKenna’s acclaimed play, ‘Breathless’.

Inspired by real events in the Midlands, ‘Breathless’ is a play about four missing women. It starts on a

summer morning when four women, strangers to each other, meet on a roadside. They share one thing in

common; each is missing; the nurse disappeared without a trace, as did the teenager, the teacher and the

older, unhappily married woman. They remember – in frightening detail – the circumstances surrounding

their disappearance.

'I wanted to write a play that recognises the lives of women who disappear - the real lives. The four

women in this play bring the strengths and failings that were part and parcel of their daily lives into a

condition where loss, confrontation, anger and even humour are unavoidable.' - John MacKenna

Directed by Emma Kinsella, the play challenges its audience to explore questions beyond the facts of

disappearance, examining life and death and optimism in the face of everything fate throws at people.

Cast

Woman No. 1: Deirdre Colhoun

Woman No. 2: Lily Mae O'Brien

Woman No. 3: Miriam Dowd

Woman No. 4: Andrea Bolger

Written by John MacKenna

Directed by Emma Kinsella

Produced by Michael Somers

Performances at 8pm on Thursday 21 st and Friday 22 nd March at the Seven Oaks Hotel, Carlow.

Tickets €15 via eventbright (https://t.ly/ww-5i)

Running Time: 90 minutes | No Interval

Warning: the play contains explicit content of a violent and sexual nature.

More information at https://www.facebook.com/CarlowLittleTheatre/