it’s getting harder and harder for me

We are fizzing and popping.
We cannot survive on beers alone.
We cannot survive static.
I want to be galactic.

Ormeau Bridge, Belfast, on a Friday evening.
It’s hard to keep going and these women are on the edge. A lyrical punch in the gut. A three hander for the city’s forgotten.

it’s getting harder and harder for me builds and unravels to tell the interwoven stories of three women living on Ormeau Road.

The bold and exciting production exploring contemporary social issues is brought to life by three powerful, funny and moving female performances.

From the award-winning creative duo Alice Malseed and Sarah Baxter (Jellyfish/ Out to Lunch 2016)

Dublin Fringe Festival (Smock Alley) September 2017

The MAC, Belfast, MAY 2018

Team

Written by Alice Malseed
Directed by Sarah Baxter
Sound design – Sean Dennehy
Lighting design - Maggie Donovan
Costume design- Triona Humphries
Tech operator - Líadan Ní Chearbhaill
Cast -  Adele Gribbon as Lucy, Emer Casey as Geraldine, Christiane O’Mahony as Alex (Dublin Fringe Festival), Áine Ni Laoghaire as Alex (the MAC)


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Reviews

  • Beautifully written, packed full of imagery, hard hitting truths and characters we can all, unfortunately relate too. Tells the stories of three ladies “living” life in Belfast city and ends with an emotive bang

    Meg.ie

  • a belter of a show. Gritty and sad and funny. and Go see it!

    Audience review on Twitter

  • it’s playful, sharp, and dry-witted. Painstaking and thoughtful, it’ll make you laugh and punch you in the gut all at once

    Irish Times (4 stars)

  • Beautiful imagery….Alice Malseed depicts Belfast through these women’s words but the themes that shape their lives could be applied universally

    No More Workhorse

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