Irish National Opera & Pavilion Theatre
Co-production with Beth Morrison Projects

Trade & Mary Motorhead (Double Bill)

by Emma O'Halloran & Mark O'Halloran
as part of Dublin Theatre Festival 2024

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Irish composer Emma O’Halloran has turned two of her uncle Mark O’Halloran’s (Adam & Paul, Garage) plays into searing operas. 

Trade: In a guesthouse in Dublin’s north inner city, a vulnerable and confused young rent boy sits with a middle-aged client. The older man has blood on his shirt. A lot has happened since the two last met.

Mary Motorhead has been locked in a prison cell after stabbing her husband in the head with a 12-inch carving knife. While he lies in intensive care, Mary reflects on the events that have brought this turbulent rural marriage to such a crisis.