The Marian Hotel Sole Purpose Productions

She arrives in a mother and baby home. Nothing could have prepared her for this. The young women hold each other up with sharp, dark humour against the backdrop of the war in the North of Ireland. Where do the babies go? No one talks about it, no one dares.

The play is based on Caitriona Cunningham’s lived experience of being in Marianvale Mother and Baby home in Newry. It was developed over a year with Dramaturg Emily DeDakis and a cast of stellar local actors. It is a searing portrayal of a dark time in Irish history with a 70s/80s soundtrack. The Inquiry in the North of Ireland has just begun. This play is a call to all impacted to come forward and raise their voices so that they may never again be silenced and shamed for being human. The magnificent cast lead by Aoibh Johnson (writer and performer of acclaimed play The Daughters of Róisín) will take you on a journey that is mesmerising and intensely moving.

Join us for a post show discussion on Friday 22nd November with the writer and director, Phil Scraton. Access to this Q&A will be included with your ticket for that evenings performance of the show.

Phil Scraton is Professor Emeritus, School of Law, Queen’s University Belfast whose research includes: deaths in custody; prisons and incarceration; childhood, rights and justice. His numerous books and reports include Hillsborough: The Truth; The Violence of Incarceration; The Incarceration of Women; Truth, Acknowledgement and Accountability – Mother and Baby Institutions, Magdalene Laundries and Workhouses. Awarded the Freedom of the City of Liverpool, refused an OBE, and was castaway on BBC’s Desert Island Discs.