The Empty Nest, 6 September | Event in Kildare | AllEvents

The Empty Nest

Riverbank Arts Centre

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Sat, 06 Sep, 2025 at 08:00 pm

Main Street, Newbridge, Ireland W12D962

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Sat, 06 Sep, 2025 at 08:00 pm (IST)

Main Street, Newbridge, Ireland W12D962

Riverbank, Main Street, Newbridge, County Kildare, W12 D962, Ireland, Kildare

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About the event

The Empty Nest
by Oisín Flores Sweeney
Directed by Geoff Gould
Starring Seamus O'Rourke and Joan Sheehy
Tony and Sheila are watching television... again. Their children are reared, and their grandchildren are invading their lives. Sheila wants to travel; Tony is determined to stay put. Tony is on a new diet; Sheila could cut you in two with a sharp comment. All that's on the television is sex... and they can’t remember when they did it last! Oisín Flores Sweeney’s debut play is an hilarious piece of theatre that looks at how couples negotiate life after the kids leave, their dreams, disappointments, longings and uncompromising opinions on everything - Gogglebox on speed!

The Empty Nest toured extensively last year, becoming an enormous critical and commercial hit. Directed by Geoff Gould, it stars Irish Times Theatre Award nominee Seamus O’Rourke (Standing in Gaps & Leaning on Gates), alongside established actor and director Joan Sheehy (An Cailín Ciúin).

THE IRISH TIMES ⭐⭐⭐⭐ - 'inescapably funny'
THE ARTS REVIEW ⭐⭐⭐⭐ - ‘hugely funny, uncomfortably accurate, and comedically sharp‘
THE REVIEWS HUB ⭐⭐⭐⭐ - ️️️️ ‘This wonderful little comedy is a perfect match of humour and heart‘

Duration: 55 minutes
Ages 15+
Photos by soundofphotography.com


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The Empty Nest, 6 September | Event in Kildare | AllEvents
The Empty Nest
Sat, 06 Sep, 2025 at 08:00 pm