Mary Coughlan’s life laid bare in new show

Brokentalkers, in collaboration with vocalist Mary Coughlan, present the powerful music theatre performance ‘Woman Undone’ at Mermaid Arts Centre this Thursday, November 29, at 8 p.m.

Woman Undone tells the story of Mary’s traumatic early life, her experience of abuse, addiction, mental illness and the redemption that she eventually found through art and music.

Incorporating Brokentalkers’ distinctive blend of biography, socio-political discourse and breathtaking theatricality, the show will feature Mary Coughlan and the female quartet Mon- goose performing an original score by Valgeir Sigurdsson, which fuses electronic music with live instrumentation and a haunting vocal score written for live female voices.

Woman Undone is written by Gary Keegan and Feidlim Canon (Brokentalkers), and Mary Coughlan; directed by Gary Keegan and Feidlim Cannon; dramaturgy is by Bjarni Jonsson; music composition and production is by Valgeir Sigurdsson; lighting by SJ Shiels; design by Sabine Dargent; and costume by Sarah Foley.

Tickets are €18 or €16 concession and available at mermaidartscentre.ie.