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Tuesday May
6
Belfast Circus School 8.00pm
When Aussie girl Jess heads to Britain hungry for thrills and
fun, the last thing she expects to be doing is looking after
old ladies…She is embarking on the greatest adventure of
her young life; these women are coming to the end of theirs…
What could they and 21 year old Jess possibly have in common?
But as she grapples with her sexuality, identity and creativity,
Jess is in for quite a few surprises…
Poignant, funny and semi-autobiographical, Happy With Half Your
Life recounts Jess’s roller coaster rite of passage as
she cares for a concentration camp survivor, a celebrated Hampstead
artist, an Alzheimer’s sufferer and a mother of 11. With
great passion and vitality, Vanessa O’Neill runs the gamut
of emotions as she brings this gallery of very different characters
to life.
Happy With Half Your Life has played to sold out audiences at
the Melbourne, Perth, Adelaide and Edinburgh Festivals. Critics
were united in their praise:
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This is a near perfect slice of monologue theatre; heartfelt
and courageous, clever and funny, thought-provoking and life-affirming...You’ll
want to pump O’Neill’s hand afterwards and thank her.”
The Scotsman
Tickets £6/ £5 available from the Festival Office
on 028 9023 2403
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