To Have to Shoot Irishmen reviews
★★★★
"Lizzie Nunnery’s fine new play"
"Tumbling poetry, lively dialogue and haunting song"
The Guardian
★★★★
“An evocative slice of history layered with original folk songs and heartfelt performance“
“The beauty of Nunnery’s storytelling technique is her use of original songs to deepen the emotional heft of the story”
The Stage
★★★★
"Delivers emotionally charged performances and a narrative that remains painfully relevant today"
Stage Review
"A stunning production"
British Theatre Guide
"Exceptional"
“A play with songs that works in the most achingly beautiful way"
"Elinor Lawless who emerges as the real star"
There Ought To be Clowns
★★★★
“A tight, heart wrenching and very real story”
“It is one that will open the eyes of many and fill those eyes with tears”
“The actors take Lizzie Nunnery’s colourful, vivid script and bring such heart to a very affecting piece”
The Spy in the Stalls
“A fine tribute to Sheehy Skeffington”
“Gerard Kearns speaks beautifully as Sheehy Skeffington, the accent complementing the language, with its metaphors, its passion, its decency”
Broadway World
“Excellently performed by the entire cast”
“An absorbing story exploring key matters of identify, justice and freedom for Ireland”
North West End
To Have to Shoot Irishmen is at the Everyman, Thu 25 Oct to Sat 27 Oct 2018
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