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Shush
Author(s): Elaine Murphy (Author)
- Publisher: Nick Hern Books
- Publication Date: 6 Jun. 2013
- Language: English
- Print length: 96 pages
- ISBN-10: 1848423225
- ISBN-13: 9781848423220
Book Description
“She’ll be grand. Hasn’t she all of us to keep her going?’>p>
Breda is newly separated, facing retirement and feeling a bit invisible, she doesn’t want a birthday party! But her friends are determined to cheer her up and they descend on her to celebrate. After some homemade birthday cake and a few too many Bacardis it turns out Breda’s not the only one with problems.
Shush is a wonderful new play from Elaine Murphy, the award winning writer of Little Gem, a playwright who with joyous laughter and powerful emotion celebrates the true spirit of Irish women.
,em>Shush received its world premiere at Dublin’s renowned Abbey Theatre.
Editorial Reviews
Review
A truly gorgeous paean to the power of female friendship… bittersweet, poignant, and side-splittingly funny. –Entertainment. IE
About the Author
Elaine Murphy’s debut play, Little Gem, premiered at the Dublin Fringe Festival in 2008 and played to packed audiences during its sellout run. The play won the Fishamble New Writing Award and a nomination for Best New Play at the Irish Times Theatre Awards before transferring to Edinburgh’s Traverse Theatre, where it won the 2009 Carol Tambor Best of Edinburgh Award. It then enjoyed an extended run at London’s Bush Theatre and in New York.
