Walworth farce

What are we if we are not our stories?
Directed by Mikel Murfi;
Written by Enda Walsh;
Set and Costume Design: Sabine Dargent;
Lighting Design: Paul Keogan;
Produced by Druid Theatre.
Photos: Robert Day

Walworth Farce was the first time I worked on an Enda Walsh text. It was also the first production of this text. Mikel and I felt a responsibility for that. I couldn’t figure out how to see the whole apartment in one go, so we spoke about it and Enda rewrote the breakage of the walls to explain it and help the sightlines. Mikel directed it at an incredibly fast pace to match the set’s minuscule and busy nature. I played with perspective and perception to immerse the spectators. The costumes were also incredibly fast to change, adding a magical energy to the performance, playing with theatrical tricks.
I have seen this show more times than any other as it toured globally for a long time. It is deeply moving, funny, and sad—a farce.

«He's easily the fastest writer I know to write himself into your subconscious. Within two minutes he's in there, digging deeper and deeper.» - Mikel Murfi on Enda Walsh (Exeunt Magazine, 2015)
Reviews:
«As brilliant an original as you are likely to see in the theatre this year.» - The New York Sun
«This play should go everywhere and be seen by everyone.» - Village Magazine
«Language that swaggers with vitality.» - The Guardian
«A technical tour-de-force and a remarkable theatrical development.» - The Sunday Times
«Exhilarating to hang on for dear life on a ride through Walsh's imagination.» - The New York Sun
«Ferociously entertaining.» - The New York Times