> CYPRUS AVENUE - LIVE STREAM

From Royal Court Theatre
24 April 2020

Cyprus Avenue balances humour with horror, it's a hard hitting black comedy that holds no punches. Gripping, gritty and completely absorbing! Our quest for culture during lockdown continues...

Starring Stephen Rea and directed by Vicky Featherstone, the award-winning Cyprus Avenue by David Ireland mixes live capture of performance from the iconic Royal Court Theatre stage production with location shooting in Belfast. Even as a pre-recorded live stream, Cyprus Avenue has to be one of the most incredible pieces of theatre we have ever seen. Not for the faint hearted, it's certainly worth streaming while you can.

Eric Miller (Stephen Rea) is a Belfast Loyalist. He is experiencing a psychotic episode and mistakes his five-week old granddaughter for Gerry Adams. Generations of sectarian trauma convince him that his cultural heritage is under siege. He must act.

This hard hitting black comedy tells the story of a man struggling with the past and terrified of the future. It was awarded Best New Play at the Irish Times Theatre Awards and the James Tait Black Prize for Drama in 2017. For his portrayal of Eric, Stephen Rea won Best Actor at the Irish Times Theatre Awards 2017.

10 out of 10