Agnes of God – Dolmen
2 October | 8:00 pm - 5 October | 8:00 pm
Tickets €16 /€12 (Wed only) (plus €1.50 booking fee per ticket)
Show length: 2 hours
Written by American playwright John Pielmeier, the play is based on a true occurrence and tells the story of a novice nun who gives birth but does not believe she has. After the child is found dead, a psychiatrist and the Mother Superior of the convent clash during the resulting investigation.
It opened on Broadway in 1982 and won two Tony awards that year . The subsequent film version starring Jane Fonda , Ann Bancroft and Meg Tilly garnered three Oscar nominations.
Jane Fee, Aine Gilmore and Aoife Curran Butler play the roles of Agnes , Doctor Livingstone and Reverend Mother respectively . The play is directed by Gerry Roddy.