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LITTLE GEM
by Elaine Murphy
Gúna Nua Theatre & Civic Theatre
Scottish Premiere
Three generations of women. One extraordinary year. Sex, birth, death, dildos and salsa classes. A year of courage, comedy and romance in the award-winning hit of the 2008 Dublin Fringe Festival.
Amber has fierce bad indigestion and the Sambucas aren't getting rid of it. Lorraine attacks a customer at work and her boss wants her to see a psychiatrist. Kay's got an itch that Gem can't scratch (but maybe Kermit can). Paul is just using Amber until he can get to Australia. The Hairy man fancies Lorraine but fails to rise to the occasion. And Gem doesn't like the neighbours coming in to 'mind' him. And if all that wasn't bad enough, Little Gem makes his presence felt and... well... life is never the same again.
Winner: BBC/Stewart Parker Award, Fishamble Best New Play Award, Dublin Fringe Best Actress Award. Nominated: two Irish Times Theatre Awards.
| LITTLE GEM |  [no booking fees] |
| PREVIEW | Thursday 6 August (1.15pm). Preview ticket price £10 (£5 concession) |
| DATES & TIMES | Friday 7 - Sunday 30 August. Week 0. Friday 7 Aug (2.45pm), Saturday 8 Aug (5.00pm), Sunday 9 Aug (7.45pm). Week 1. Tuesday 11 Aug (11.00am), Wednesday 12 Aug (1.15pm), Thursday 13 Aug (2.45pm), Friday 14 Aug (5.00pm), Saturday 15 Aug (7.45pm), Sunday 16 Aug (11.15am). Week 2. Tuesday 18 Aug (12.30pm), Wednesday 19 Aug (2.45pm), Thursday 20 Aug (5.00pm), Friday 21 Aug (7.30pm), Saturday 22 Aug (10.30am), Sunday 23 Aug (12.30pm). Week 3. Tuesday 25 Aug (2.45pm), Wednesday 26 Aug (5.00pm), Thursday 27 Aug (7.45pm), Friday 28 Aug (10.15am), Saturday 29 Aug (12.30pm), Sunday 30 Aug (2.45pm) |
| TICKETS: | Sunday - Thursday £14 (£10 concessions/£5 unemployed), Friday - Saturday £16 (£11 concessions) |
| SPACE | TRAV2 |
| RUNNING TIME | 1 hour 30 minutes |
| EARLY BIRD | £11 (£7 concessions/£5 unemployed) on Friday 7 August if bought before Friday 24 July (subject to availability) |
| LINK(S) | Watch extracts from the show here Gúna Nua |
Photo credit: Peter Houlihan
Director: Paul Meade
Designer: Alice Butler
Lighting: Mark Galione
Sound Designer: Carl Kennedy
Cast: Sarah Greene, Hilda Fay & Anita Reeves
"An impressive debut, quite wonderfully
acted by a perfectly-cast trio."
Sunday Independent
"Hilarious... all three actors are superb."
Sunday Times