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