Hello Charlie is a laugh-out-loud comedy about sisters Maeve and Kate, and Maeve’s beloved, inebriated alter-ego: Charlie.
“Funny, fearless and thought provoking. Hello Charlie is an incredible piece of work and Caoimhe Farren is a remarkable new voice.” – Lisa McGee, creator of Derry Girls.
Produced by SkelpieLimmer, Front and Centre, and An Grianán Theatre in association with Pavillion Theatre, Fishamble, and The Lyric Theatre Belfast.
Hello Charlie follows sisters Maeve and Kate. They have fled their past trauma in Derry and now live in London. Hedonistic Maeve binge-drinks to oblivion; brittle Kate sees history repeating itself. But Maeve dodges culpability for her drunken antics; the blame clearly lies with her drunken alter-ego: Charlie.
Balancing pitch-black humour with emotional honesty and lived experience, Hello Charlie offers an unflinching look at the realities of addiction while celebrating the resilience, complexity and dark wit of the north of Ireland.
Hello Charlie was developed as part of The Lyric’s New Playwrights Programme. It was shortlisted for The Women’s Prize for Playwriting, and a finalist for the inaugural Victoria Wood Playwriting Prize for Comedy.
Written by Caoimhe Farren
Cast: Caoimhe Farren, Clare Monnelly, Callum Payne, and Vincent Higgins
Directed by: Gina Donnelly and Seón Simpson
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