ADRIFT by Deirdre Kinahan

ADRIFT by Deirdre Kinahan

About the show

‘Ireland is full’?

Of what exactly?

A birthday celebration turns febrile when a rural Irish family address their sister’s relationship with a refugee.  Fierce, funny and immediate, ADRIFT is a contemporary family drama exploring the psychology of fear and Ireland’s complex relationship with emigration from acclaimed playwright Deirdre Kinahan (REFUGE, The Homecoming of Joesph Grace, The Saviour, Rathmines Road).

‘You can’t even have the conversation!’

Well, what better place than theatre?  In ADRIFT, Kinahan explores the ironic rise of Irish anti-immigrant sentiment with her celebrated humour and humanity, taking the arguments that seem to set fire to hearts and buildings right into the Irish kitchen.

Joined by a stellar cast of of five including Catherine Byrne (That They May Face the Rising Sun), Darragh Feehely, Janet Moran (The Dry), Bríd Ní Neachtain (The Banshees of Inisherin) and John Olohan (That They May Face the Rising Sun), and acclaimed Director Marc Atkinson Borrull (An Ideal Husband, Gate Theatre; Three Sisters, Dublin Theatre Festival; Tempesta also by Deirdre Kinahan, Cork Midsummer & Glassmask Theatre) ADRIFT promises a wonderfully honest, empathetic and unsettling night at the theatre.

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November 2026

  • Thu 26 · 8pm
  • Fri 27 · 8pm

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