Before You Say Anything

Co-Commissioned by Dublin Fringe Festival and the Abbey Theatre

★★★★
- The Irish TimeS

Imagine no one loves you and you have to leave home with nothing. Shoes? Clothes? Passport? Mooncup?  

Where would you go? Would you feel free? Are you free at all if your ‘choices’ hurt? 
Are you free to hurt others if it stops them hurting you? Will the police believe you, or will they ask, ‘How did you know they would hurt you?’ Or is it naïve to believe they’d ask?  

Before You Say Anything asks how everyone can be safe at the same time

A co-commission from Dublin Fringe Festival and the Abbey Theatre. 
Supported by the Office of Public Works (OPW) and Dublin Castle. Developed at FRINGE LAB with the support of Dublin Fringe Festival. 

WRITTEN BY Carys D. Coburn WITH MALAPROP
Directed by Claire O’Reilly
Stage Manager & Assistant Director: Ursula McGinn
Cast: PEter CorboY, Ghaliah Conroy, Maeve O’Mahony
Costume & Set Design: Molly O’Cathain
Composer: Jennifer O’Malley
Lighting Design: Suzie Cummins
Producer: Carla Rogers

★★★★
“This thoughtful and skilfully executed work is subtle, timely and beautifully paced…riveting moments
- The Irish Times

“Reminiscent of early Carly Churchill...This is thinking theatre at its best”
- the Irish Independent