‘Cracker’ of a play set for Leeside

Award-winning 5 star production ‘The Last Return’ is coming to Leeside in February as part of a national tour.

Sonya Kelly’s thrilling new comedy will be at The Everyman from 28 February to 1 March.

The brilliant new production deals with conflict, peace and the pursuit of territory at any cost as it follows 5 people queuing for a ticket to the hottest show in town. All they had to do was stand in line and wait their turn but what in life is ever that simple?

Presented by Galway-based theatre company Druid and directed by Sara Joyce, ‘The Last Return’ has earned 5 star ratings from The Times, What’s On Stage, The Arts Desk and The Wee Review, and praise such as ‘pitch black comic mayhem’ from The Guardian, ‘wonderful’ from The New York Times, and ‘shocking and very funny’ from The Irish Times. As part of its commitment to new Irish writing, Druid’s world premiere production of Sonya Kelly’s comedy opened at Galway International Arts Festival in July, then toured to Edinburgh Festival Fringe, where it won a prestigious Scotsman Fringe First Award, and recently finished a run at the Gate Theatre as part of Dublin Theatre Festival.

Garry Hynes, Druid’s Artistic Director, said: “Following runs in Galway, Edinburgh and Dublin, I’m delighted that our world premiere production of Sonya’s wonderful new comedy will tour Ireland next spring. I look forward to sharing this cracker of a play with audiences from Donegal to Kerry.”

‘The Last Return’ will also visit Roscommon, Limerick, Clare, Donegal, Meath, Kerry and Galway next spring. A series of events including schools performances, backstage tours and workshops will also take place during the national tour, as part of Druid’s Community and Education programme, funded by Aerogen and the Adrian Brinkerhoff Poetry Foundation.

Tickets for ‘The Last Return’ at The Everyman cost €31 and €28 for concession. For booking, visit everymancork.com.