Tag Archives: A Girl is a Half Formed Thing

Writer: Eimear McBride Adaptor / Director: Annie Ryan Reviewer: Jamie Gaskin A one-person show with no props, no smart set and only the lighting and sound technician as a live ally must be a daunting prospect. When you have also to portray a wide range of characters then it’s a real challenge. But when you are offered the right material, ...

Writer: Eimear McBride (adapted by Annie Ryan) Director: Annie Ryan Reviewer: Jaclyn Martin   When Eimear McBride, author of the original novel, opened up the drawer and saw her manuscript still there, still rejected and unpublished, little did she suspect how far it would go just a few years later. After finally getting the release it deserved in 2013, the ...

Adaptor and Director: Annie Ryan Reviewer: Claire Going   There aren’t many productions that leave an audience speechless, but this is one of them. Maybe it is something about Eimear McBride’s use of language in A Girl is a Half-Formed Thingor the stark nakedness of Annie Ryan’s production choices, but there is no doubt that Aoife Duffin’s solo performance in ...

Writer: Eimear McBride (adapted by Annie Ryan) Director: Annie Ryan Reviewer: Joan Phillips   Have you ever come out of a production so captivating and traumatising that you were seriously concerned for the performer? Aoife Duffin’s solo performance in A Girl is a Half-formed Thing is mesmerising. Duffin plays all the parts in Annie Ryan’s superb adaptation of Eimear McBride’s ...

Writer: Eimear McBride Director &adaptation: Annie Ryan Reviewer: Ciara Murphy Eimear McBrides original novelA Girl is a Half Formed Thinghas seen huge success since it’s release in 2013 and it’s adaptation by Annie Ryan for the Dublin Theatre Festival has fared no differently. Astounding and touching audiences, this play’s reputation precedes it. The gritty, heartfelt and gripping tale about the ...

Writer: Eimear McBride Adaptor: Annie Ryan Director: Annie Ryan Reviewer: Caitriona M Reilly Corn Exchange presents an adaptation of Eimear McBride’s award winning novel, A Girl is a Half-formed Thing as part of the Dublin Theatre Festival. This is a beautiful adaptation by Annie Ryan which captures the tragedy and syncopated language of McBride’s novel. Aoife Duffin is the single ...

The Dublin Theatre Festival returns in 2014 to present 18 days of wondrous theatre, comedy, dance, performance, and so much more from national and international contexts. Returning for its 57th season and filled to the brim with stimulating artists, it is surely not to be missed. The 2014 dates run from the 25th of September to the 12th of October ...