| Theatre Irish Arts Center and Baryshnikov Arts Center present
The Corn Exchange, in association with Cusack Projects Limited
A Girl is a Half-formed Thing
April 20—30
April 20-23, April 26-30 | 8 pm
April 24 | 3 pm
at Baryshnikov Arts Center, Jerome Robbins Theater, 450 W 37th Street, New York, NY 10018
BY EIMEAR MCBRIDE
ADAPTED FOR THE STAGE AND DIRECTED BY ANNIE RYAN
PERFORMED BY AOIFE DUFFIN
“One of the best stage adaptations of a novel you are likely to see.” – The Sunday Times
“A performance of extraordinary courage.” – The Daily Telegraph
Following sell-out six week run at London's Young Vic and an extensive UK tour,Annie Ryan's celebrated adaptation of Eimear McBride's award-winning novel, A Girl is a Half-formed Thing, featuring an extraordinary performance by Aoife Duffin, comes to BAC with IAC for ten performances only.
The Corn Exchange, one of Ireland's leading independent theater companies, makes its New York debut with A Girl is a Half-formed Thing, which follows, with vivid intensity and originality, the inner narrative of a girl from womb to age twenty. In a career-defining performance, Aoife Duffin (Edinburgh Stage Award for Acting Excellence) portrays a character of astonishing resilience and intelligence, determined to rise above her deprived childhood in Ireland. Rebellious and unrelenting, with biting wit and brilliant spark, McBride writes with an urgency and honesty that "transposes effortlessly to the stage, as if this is where it belongs" (The Guardian UK).
Running Time: 85 Minutes
Post-Performance Conversation
Friday, April 22:
Eimear McBride and Annie Ryan
Moderated by Paige Reynolds |
Supported by Culture Ireland as part of the Ireland 2016 Centenary Programme |
