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Full-Length Play, Drama / 3w, 2m, 1 any gender (adult)
Margaret Perry
This fascinating new play by Margaret Perry, which premiered at the Abbey Theatre, Dublin, in 2018, weaves past and present, myth and fact to explore the parallel stories of two Irish women.
A new play by Margaret Perry, Porcelain weaves past and present, myth and fact to explore the parallel stories of two Irish women.
Tipperary, 1895. Bridget Cleary’s not feeling quite herself. Her husband believes she has been taken by faeries and a changeling left in her place, with devastating consequences.
London, 2017. Hat is a new mother. She has a great life. So why does she want to disappear?
The real-life tragedy of Bridget Cleary provides a harrowing backdrop to a modern-day thriller.
Porcelain premiered in Dublin, Ireland at the Abbey Theatre on 16 February 2018.
HAT – F, 26, Irish.BILL – M, Hat’s boyfriend, a Londoner.SARAH – F, Hat’s cousin, Irish, a little younger than Hat.SILVERTONGUE – Any gender, any age, a shapeshifter.BRIDGET – F, 26, Irish. An imagining of Bridget Cleary.MICHAEL – M, Bridget’s husband, Irish. An imagining of Michael Cleary.JOY – Hat and Bill’s baby, represented by anything that can be cradled.
London and Tipperary, 1895 and now.
ON BREAKING CHARACTER
A Q&A with Porcelain Author Margaret Perry6 May 2022
Porcelain – Abbey Theatre Trailer
Porcelain – Interviews, Abbey Theatre
by Erica Murray
Erica Murray