Medicine

Writer and director Enda Walsh’s dark and frequently absurdist new play receives its highly anticipated world premiere at the International Festival.

Domhnall Gleeson leads a formidable cast in a new play from revered Irish playwright Enda Walsh. Devastatingly funny and profoundly moving, Medicine examines social responses to mental health concerns, while deconstructing the fabric of theatrical performance.

John Kane sits on a hospital trolley. Very shortly, a giant lobster, two women called Mary, a very old man and a jazz percussionist arrive. Then everything starts.

Medicine is a dark and frequently absurdist work that shatters the boundary between cast and audience; actors are interrupted by crew members, technical mechanics happen on stage and performance becomes a kind of therapy.

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Landmark Productions
Galway International Arts Festival

Supported by Culture Ireland

Presented in association with Traverse Theatre

Developed with the support of the National Theatre

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    Programme

    Enda Walsh Writer & Director
    Jamie Vartan
    Set Designer
    Adam Silverman
    Lighting Designer
    Teho Teardo
    Composer
    Helen Atkinson
    Sound Designer
    Joan O'Clery
    Costume Designer

    Cast includes
    Clare Barrett
    Sean Carpio
    Aoife Duffin
    Domhnall Gleeson