Two Sore Legs

A new play by Brenda Murphy (writer of Baby It's Cold Outside, co-writer of A Night with George). Set in Belfast in the 1950's and 60's this powerful, autobiographical play is based on the experiences of Brenda's mother, Bridie, who had 6 children by a married man who lived around the corner with his other family.

The playwright was the oldest of these children. The play explores what the pain, the joy and the fall-out from this extraordinary family arrangement meant for Brenda, her siblings and, of course, her mother. From the rowdy, fractious relationship Bridie had with her own father to the explosive but hilarious visits of the local Parish Priest wanting to take her young children away from her, this play is dripping with the most explicit family emotions and experiences.

In the best performance you'll see this year, Maria Connolly purrs, struts, weeps and explodes around the stage in equal measure. This story will stay with you long after you've left the theatre.