Four characters, four lost souls, searching for a version of home. Adapted from his Booker Prize nominated novel by Donal Ryan, the original cast and Andrew Flynn. Directed by Andrew Flynn.

In his small pub in Oldham, Harry is something of a local celebrity. But what’s the second-best hangman in England to do on the day they’ve abolished hanging? Amongst the local reporters and sycophantic pub regulars, dying to hear Harry’s reaction to the news, a peculiar stranger lurks, with a very different motive for his visit…

A new play that reveals the man behind the iconic historical figure of Michael Collins, exploring his intimate relationship with Kitty Kiernan, his dream for a united Ireland and his guilt at taking arms against former comrades. Marking the centenary of Michael Collins’s death in August 1922, this is a story that speaks directly to the Ireland of today.

NUI Galway Drama and Theatre Studies Lecturer, Dr Charlotte McIvor, speaks with the cast and director of 'From a Low and Quiet Sea', an adaptation of Donal Ryan’s Booker Prize-nominated novel at Galway International Arts Festival 2022