The Irish Curse

Does size really matter? That’s the question at the heart of Martin Casella’s play, which has just opened at the Above the Stag Theatre following an off-Broadway run earlier this year. The play takes place during a self-help session hosted by Father Kevin Shaunessey for four Irish- American New Yorkers … Continue Reading The Irish Curse

The Big Fellah

It’s very easy to get politics wrong in plays, and the road to failure is paved with good intentions. The desire to make a point, to comment on a situation, can result in the ditching of characterisation and plot in favour of something that comes across as simplistic or naive on … Continue Reading The Big Fellah