PORTIA COUGHLAN and THE VERB TO LOVE Set for Old Red Lion Theatre This Spring

Aria Entertainment is proud to present a double-bill of Marina Carr's Portia Coughlan and a new musical The Verb, 'To Love' at The Old Red Lion Theatre over April and May.

Portia Coughlan runs 28th April - 23rd May 2015, 8.45pm and 3.45pm Matinees. (£16/£14)

Portia Coughlan is a ferocious, haunting and beautiful Irish tale by Marina Carr writer of By The Bog of Cats, The Mai and Ullaloo.

Portia Coughlan lives in a monstrous limbo, haunted by a yearning for her spectral twin brother lying at the bottom of the Belmont River, unable to find any love for her wealthy husband and children, seeking solace in soulless affairs, deeply afraid of what she might do. Written to celebrate the centenary of Dublin's National Maternity Hospital, Portia Coughlan packs a hell of a punch. It hurts to look at it. But it has to be seen. (Irish Independent). Last performed at The Royal Court Theatre in 1996, this exciting revival at the Old Red Lion is directed by Bronagh Lagan (Rags-in concert (West End), Girlfriends (Union Theatre), Henry VI Part 1 (Rose theatre).

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The Verb To Love runs 29th April- 23rd May 2015, 7pm and 2pm Matinees. (£14/£12)

Running in tandem is the world premiere of new musical, The Verb, 'To Love' by Andy Collyer.

Simon is lost, abandoned by James, his partner of twenty-three years. He is alone for the first time, until he finds Ben, the great love of his life, a young man seventeen years his junior, and finds himself rejuvenated and fulfilled in a way he never knew possible. They share the complications of falling in love, undergoing upheavals and experiencing change, until it all falls apart. But does it? A brand new original one-act musical based on a true story. Full of comedy, heartfelt emotion and drama, this contemporary chamber musical features a cast of just two performers and live accompaniment. A show bound to make you laugh and cry, The Verb To Love will take you on a unique theatrical journey that fans of great writing such as Sondheim, Jonathan Larson and Jason Robert Brown are sure to love.

Directed by Jonathan O'Boyle (Bash Latterday Plays (Trafalgar Studios), Made in Britain (Old Red Lion) and Assistant Director of The Scottsboro Boys), The Verb, 'To ove' is an intimate new LGBTQ musical exploring the complications of changing relationships, and the power of different kinds of love; 'The verb 'to love' has so many meanings...'

Producer Katy Lipson of Aria Entertainment comments: It's so wonderful to have the opportunity to present a double bill at The Old Red Lion Theatre next season. Both play and musical are dramatic and bold pieces of theatre and I hope our audiences will gain something memorable by their experience at our productions.
The Verb, 'To Love' is supported by Grant for the Arts.

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