The Man in The Woman's Shoes returns to the Watergate Theatre in Kilkenny

The Man in The Woman's Shoes returns to the Watergate Theatre in Kilkenny later this month for one night only.

This one man theatre show is written and directed by Mikel Murfi. It was commissioned by the Hawk's Well Theatre, Sligo and Sligo Arts Office as part of Bealtaine 2012. The production has won many awards and accolades and won the Stewart Parker/ BBC Northern Ireland Radio Drama Award in 2013 along with the Writers Guild of Ireland (Zebby)Award 2014. It was also shortlist for the Best Theatre Script in the Irish Times Theatre Awards in 2013.

The show was created with the support of the Sligo County Council Arts Service and The Hawk’s Well Theatre, Sligo as part of the Bealtaine Festival for Creativity In Older People. The Man In The Woman’s Shoes has toured extensively in
Ireland since 2012. It has played twice in NYC at the Irish Arts Centre in Manhattan. It ran for three weeks at The Tricycle Theatre, London in 2016 to full houses. It is available for limited touring. A new companion piece called I Hear
You and Rejoice is currently touring Ireland.

The play tells the story of cobbler Pat Farnon who lives on his own just outside of town, contentedly aging in the cottage in which he was reared. The audience is invited to join Pat as he walks the five miles into his “metropolis,” populated with no-necked water diviners, sporting savants, loudmouths, and preachers.

The play will be performed at the Watergate Theatre on Thursday, December 19 at  8pm.

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