Theatre-maker Róisín Stack has been searching for answers for three years, and she will present her findings twice per day in an hilarious one-woman show at the Bank of Ireland Theatre, in University of Galway, on August 21 and August 22.
These performances in Galway will mark the beginning of a national tour of Stack’s show, No Woman is in Island.
Directed by Ann Blake, the play chronicles the process of making a performance, intercut with scenes from a marriage and a chronology of solitude. In the show, Stack presents her findings, veering between texts from great female thinkers, banal thoughts about crockery, and intimate vignettes from a marriage.
With sharp humour and quiet ferocity, this piece considers the relationship between productivity and identity. It was hailed by the Irish Times as “Fascinating… eloquent… vivid” and “not to be missed”. Her play runs for four shows at the Bank of Ireland Theatre, on August 21 and 22.
“It’s brilliant to be opening the tour in Galway, as it was developed here with the support of the City Council, Áras Éanna, Galway Arts Centre and Town Hall Theatre back in 2021,’’ says Stack.
No Woman is an Island, is a wry solo performance about woman’s tireless pursuit of alone time. Written and performed by Stack, the piece sold-out its previous runs in Galway and Dublin Theatre Festival in 2023. It continues its tour until December 2026.
No Woman is an Island opens at the Bank of Ireland Theatre, NUI, Galway 21 & 22 August at 12.15pm & 8.00pm each day – https://tht.ie/4813/no-woman-is-an-island
