When a captivating young woman enters the life of the quixotic Mr. Berry, his desperation to ensure her return causes him to start secretly giving away his wife's clothes in exchange for elocution lessons - but as the redoubtable Mrs Berry searches for an explantion to her fast-diminishing wardrobe, he soons finds that both his relationships are increasingly under threat in this world premiere of Edna O'Briens' POIGNANT, ENCHANTING and LYRICAL NEW PLAY. 

Brenda Blethyn, Niall Buggy and Beth Cooke play the menage a trois in this captivating play.

DID YOU KNOW?

Pulitzer prize winning American novlist Philip Roth has hailed Edna O'Brien as "the most gifted woman now writing in English".

REVIEWS OF HAUNTED

‘An ENCHANTING exploration of desire and regret’ The Observer

‘A BEGUILING memory play of  SUBTLE and ELUSIVE BEAUTY… WONDROUS performances * * * * ‘The Guardian

‘BRAVURA performances …SUBTLE and INTRIGUING’  Manchester Evening News

‘Brenda Blethyn is EXCELLENT…O’Brien’s language is BEAUTIFULLY CHOSEN – an assured piece of theatre’ Metro

‘The writing is SUBLIME…QUIRKY and CLEVER, LUSH and PERFUMED…’ The Daily Telegraph

‘You couldn’t ask for a more finely nuanced set of performances than those in Braham Murray’s EXEMPLARY production.  Brenda Blethyn is just SPLENDID…FABULOUS…Niall Buggy is EQUALLY TERRIFIC * * * * ‘The Daily Telegraph

‘The GLORIOUS Brenda Blethyn’ The Sunday Times

THINK...

THE WEIR meets THE SECRET LIFE OF WALTER MITTY

DON'T MISS

The great free exhibition on The Mezzanine Gallery - FROM MANCHESTER TO MAYO - photography by Tony Hennigan

Director: Braham Murray
Designer: Simon Higlett
Lighting: Johanna Town
Sound: Pete Rice
Fights: Renny Krupinski

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