Comic and disturbing, this provocative monologue charts one man's anguished journey from shattered childhood dreams to the tenuous optimism of adulthood, told in dangerous intimacy by a voice loaded with wry humour and deceptive charm. A surreal but touching exploration of death, rejection, love and fear, where Thom Pain questions as much as he reveals, yet affirms life's worth through a realization of its unpredictable splendours amid its predictable mediocrities. Ecstatically happy people should stay at home. This brand new production, performed by Shane O'Regan and directed by Cathal Cleary, is the Irish premeire of a script that has received the highest acclaim in London and America. The Telegraph declared "it's hard to imagine more dazzling writing on any stage" and the New York Times dubbed Will Eno "a Samuel Beckett for the Jon Stewart generation". Thom Pain (based on nothing) was first performed in 2004 at the Soho Theatre before transferring to Broadway where it was a finalist for the 2005 Pulitzer Prize for Drama. Age suitability: 14+ Warnings: Some strong language RUNNING TIME 65 mins TICKETS �19 | �17 (Concession) | �15 (Preview)

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