Pixilated Plays & Theatre 503 to Stage THE SEPARATION in 2015

Pixilated Plays announce the UK première of Richard Molloy's The Separation, set in the build-up to Ireland's historic divorce referendum of 1995. Following a run at Dublin's Project Arts Centre in June 2014, the play will move to Theatre503 from 27 January until 21 February 2015, with a press night on 30 January. Simon Evans directs a cast including Carrie Crowley, Roxanna Nic Liam, Owen McDonnell and Susan Stanley.

On a Friday night in Dublin, Stephen Hanrahan ushers a young female colleague in from the summer rain to what was once his marital home. He's ready to work his magic. But Stephen's estranged wife and wayward daughter are about to crash back into his living room and his life, casting a history of repressed truths and painful secrets into the light.

The Separation is an unsettling - and uproarious - journey into the dark heart of a disintegrating Dublin family.

The Separation which was produced at Project Arts Centre in June 2014 was Richard Molloy's first play. His second play, O Do Not Love Too Long, had a reading at the Tricycle Theatre in December 2013. He is currently working on his third play, The Good Shepherd.

Simon Evans directs. His directing credits include Almost, Maine (Park Theatre), Silence of the Sea (Donmar Trafalgar), Hannah (Unicorn Theatre), Speed Twins (Riverside Studios), Shawshank Redemption, Laura Marling and Miller's Crossing (Secret Cinema), Rubber Room (Old Vic), and Madness In Valencia (Trafalgar Studios). Evans was Resident Assistant Director at the Donmar Warehouse, Staff Director at the National and Creative Associate at the Bush. He is Performance Director for Secret Cinema and Artistic Director of Black and White Rainbow.

Susan Stanley plays Molly McDonald. Susan's theatre work includes Almost Maine (Park Theatre), Last Confessions of a Scallywag (Mill Theatre, Sonning), Bedbound (Lion and Unicorn Theatre) and It's Raining Cows (Roundhouse).

Carrie Crowley plays Marion Hanrahan. Carrie's theatre work includes Improbable Frequency (Rough Magic), A Midsummer Night's Dream (Irish tour), The Dead School (Tricycle Theatre, London, and Irish tour), and Faithful (Mill Theatre, Dundrum). Her television credits include a series reguar role in Fair City, Vikings, Ros na Run and The Clinic. Her film work includes How to be Happy.

Roxanna Nic Liam plays Gerty Hanrahan. Her theatre work includes Translations (Sheffield Theatres and UK tour), Liola (National Theatre), Bas Tongue and The Cripple of Inismaan (Project Arts Centre), The Plough and the Stars (Brimingham REP) and The Passing (Abbey Theatre). Film and television includes Out of Here and Love/Hate.

Owen McDonnell plays Stephen Hanrahan. His theatre work includes Hitchcock Blonde (Royal Court), Les Liasons Dangereuses (Liverpool Playhouse), A Doll's House, The Plough and the Stars, Observe the Sons of Ulster Marching Towards the Somme (Abbey Theatre). His television credits include a series regular role in Single Handed and Spooks; and for film, his work includes Rewind, Teacht Abhaile, Conspiracy of Silence and Made in Belfast.