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Moment, Bush Theatre

Moment, Bush Theatre

Deirdre Kinahan’s new play is an engrossing study of a dysfunctional family

Thicker than water: Deirdre Donnelly and Ronan Leahy in 'Moment'Geraint Lewis

At the moment, most of the energy in British new writing seems to be coming from American and Irish playwrights. This is such a regular phenomenon, one that comes around every few years, that it seems idle to speculate on the reasons for it; surely, it’s enough to welcome another new talent from Ireland? As well as being the artistic director of Tall Tales theatre company, Deirdre Kinahan is a prolific playwright. Her UK debut, Moment, opened last night at the Bush Theatre in west London, and is an engrossing study of a dysfunctional family.

At the moment, most of the energy in British new writing seems to be coming from American and Irish playwrights. This is such a regular phenomenon, one that comes around every few years, that it seems idle to speculate on the reasons for it; surely, it’s enough to welcome another new talent from Ireland? As well as being the artistic director of Tall Tales theatre company, Deirdre Kinahan is a prolific playwright. Her UK debut, Moment, opened last night at the Bush Theatre in west London, and is an engrossing study of a dysfunctional family.

In Kinahan’s precisely written, well-observed play, maternal love appears almost like a perversion

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Saw this play last night... LOVED it! Great performance by the child, too, Aela Flynn. A star is born!

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