Belfast Girls | An Táin Arts Centre and Quintessence Theatre

Set in 1850. Five fierce young women face their dark pasts on a ship bound for Australia as they leave Belfast in search of a better life.

“We have this one an’ only chance. An’ in all the kingdom of Ireland aren’t we – us women – aren’t we damned lucky to be getting out of it?”

Escaping the Famine in 1850 five fierce young women board the Inchinnan in Belfast in hope of a new, better life in Australia. But confined in close quarters in the belly of the ship on a tumultuous sea journey as they sail away from their homeland secrets are revealed, enemies made, and it becomes clear that no matter where they go, there is no escaping the dark pasts they carry with them…

Returning to the Lyric as part of an island wide tour, this award-winning drama by Dundalk playwright Jaki McCarrick explores urgent, current questions around classism, patriarchy, and the ripple effects of colonialism through a powerful historical play based on true stories.

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