Leaving Home Party

Writer & Performer · Farnham Maltings / Harlow Playhouse · 2014–2016

Performance — Culture Station Seoul, 28.10.2015

Clip — Brighton Fringe, May 2016

Performance — Edinburgh Fringe 2014

About the show

A one-woman musical about leaving Ireland and finding belonging — a 50-minute story set to song. Written and performed by Catherine Ireton, with Ignacio Agrimbau accompanying on instruments.

The show won the Brighton Fringe Latest Music Award and was reviewed in Total Theatre and EdinburghGuide as a work of charming storytelling.

Co-produced by Farnham Maltings and Harlow Playhouse, with support from Arts Council England.

Performances

1–23 Aug 2014 Edinburgh Fringe — Summerhall, Red Lecture Theatre (world premiere)
2014–2015 UK national tour (Harlow Playhouse and other venues)
28 Oct 2015 Culture Station Seoul, South Korea (full performance recorded)
May 2016 Brighton Fringe (Latest Music Award winner)

Credits

— Written & performed by: Catherine Ireton
— Accompaniment: Ignacio Agrimbau (multi-instrumentalist)
— Developed with: Gavin Stride
— Co-directed by: Caroline Byrne
— Produced by: Farnham Maltings / Harlow Playhouse
— Supported by: Arts Council England & Escalator East to Edinburgh