“Why, in a hundred years, Belfast will be full of Neanderthals - unless we act now, of course.”- Bishop D’Arcy, 1911 Two women, whose lives span a century, are refusing to settle - no matter what it costs them. Set in Belfast in 1911-15, and present day Tyrone, this play explores the lives of two very different women fighting very different battles. In 1911, Margaret Boyle, working among the poor of Belfast, is struggling to reconcile her ideas of what women should be in a society concerned with maintaining the status quo.In present day Tyrone, Butcher Annie Baxter is facing unexpected opposition to her decision to have IVF, after a failed relationship with her childhood sweetheart - now a DUP councilor - makes her question what she wants out of life.A common thread runs through - do people change? Does Northern Ireland?Please note: Age recommendation 14+ years. Contains strong language.
Two former combatants, IRA member Gerry and RUC member Sammy, find themselves suffering side by side in a hospice. Through humour and humanity an unlikely friendship develops. Understanding that no-one gets out alive, they discover that it's not how they started in this life, but how they finish it that will be their legacy.
