The Bench: A Tale from Paradise Heights
From the award winning writer and director of The Haunting of Blaine Manor, written & directed by Joe O’Byrne. –About The Bench: A Tale from Paradise Heights
'Stephen King meets Jimmy McGovern' Gritty, urban comedy/drama with a rich vein of the supernatural
It’s just a bench in the park, the one by the war memorial. A thief, a fake clairvoyant, a homeless man, two burglars, a street sweeper, two war veterans, an artist, a widow, a drug dealer, a real clairvoyant, a loan shark, an angel and a ghost. They’ve all sat here at least once this year.
Before the end of the year one of them will be murdered here…
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Makes you understand what really matters in the world you are living in...there were some really bone chilling moments... and at other times the audience could not stop laughing at what was happening onstage. Well done to everyone involved, a truly incredible production.
- Better Than Words
O’Byrne’s writing has real depth as his characters give a voice to people who are rarely portrayed in such a naturalistic, truthful way in theatre...an enjoyable evening of storytelling, engaging and interesting characters who have so much more to say...this has potential to go fa
- The Reviews Hub
