TO HELL IN
A HANDBAG
To Hell in a Handbag:
The Secret Lives of Canon Chasuble and Miss Prism
by Helen Norton and Jonathan White
This subversively funny take on Oscar Wilde’s The Importance of Being Earnest returns for a 10th anniversary tour, having sold out previous runs in Ireland & the UK. This is the play behind the play: a tale of blackmail, embezzlement and false identity.
“Wickedly, side-splittingly funny”
- Sunday Independent
“A delight – beautifully written and acted”
- Mail on Sunday
“Packs extraordinary amounts of plot and top-notch gags into a compact package”
- Irish Times
“Altogether a hoot of an instant classic”
- The Observer
Written by
Helen Norton and Jonathan White
Directed by
Conor Hanratty
Presented by
Once Off Productions
PERFORMANCE DATES
2026 Irish Tour
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17 August - 5 September at Bewley’s Café Theatre
8 September at Pavilion Theatre, Dun Laoghaire
10 September at Belltable, Limerick
12 September at Solstice Arts Centre, Navan
15 September at Hawk’s Well Theatre, Sligo
23 September at Glór, Ennis
24 September at Droichead Arts Centre, Drogheda
26 September at Watergate Theatre, Kilkenny
27 September at The Everyman, Cork
28 September at Town Hall, Galway
29 September at Linenhall Theatre, Castlebar
AVAILABLE TO TOUR
For touring details contact producer Maura O’Keeffe at maura@onceoffproductions.com
Performers
Jonathan White and Helen Norton
Set Designer
Maree Kearns
Lighting Designer
Colm Maher
Sound Designer
Brendan Breslin
Costume Designer
Saileog O'Halloran
Photography
Ste Murray
Producers
Maura O'Keeffe, Joe Murphy, Kathleen Aleton / Once Off Productions