THE HARE

By Clare Monnelly and Bob Kelly

THE HARE

by Clare Monnelly and Bob Kelly

She’s an odd one; a lonely girl living at the edge of the world, ridiculed by her peers and unable to fit in. Torn between the society that rejects her & her own wilder nature, she creates her own world, and lives as best she can. She sees the rest of them, but holds them at a distance. We meet her on the day that is today – and today is made different by the arrival of a letter. An opening. A suggestion of potential life beyond this place and these people.

‘The possibility. Imagine.’

Once Off Productions presents The Hare, a new play from co-writers Clare Monnelly and Bob Kelly.

Directed by Bob Kelly, performed by Úna Ní Bhriain with live music by Steve Wickham (The Waterboys).

The Hare premiered at Cairde Arts Festival, Sligo as well as Cork Arts Theatre and Pavilion Theatre, Dun Laoghaire.

In 2024, it will tour nationally to venues across Ireland. Full dates and detail below.

Originally developed with support from the Abbey Theatre and Cairde Sligo Arts Festival.

2024 Tour Dates

Feb 26th & 27th The Factory, Sligo

March 1st & 2nd The Mick Lally Theatre, Galway

March 6th Mermaid Arts Centre, Bray

March 8th Ramor Theatre, Virginia

March 12th Axis, Ballymun

March 14th Belltable, Limerick

March 21st Theatre Royal, Waterford

March 23rd Droichead Arts Centre, Drogheda

March 26th Backstage Theatre, Longford

March 28th Riverbank Arts Centre, Newbridge

Written by Clare Monnelly & Bob Kelly

Directed by Bob Kelly

Performed by Úna Ní Bhriain

Composition and live music by Steve Wickham

Sound Design by Joe Hunt

Set and Costume Design by Jenny Whyte

Lighting Design by Michael Cummins

Dramaturgy by Eleanor White 

Producer Sadhbh Barrett Coakley 

Production Manager George Bernard Gallagher

Photography Cían Flynn