Between Trees and Water

Presented by Painted Bird Productions

Cork Midsummer Festival and Dublin Fringe Festival 2014

Nominated for Best Sound Design at the Irish Times Theatre Awards 2014/2015.

Between Trees and Water uses documentary material, witness statements, court depositions and newspaper articles relating to the case of Bridie Kirk, who died in 1939 as a result of an illegal abortion, in a room in lodgings on Lavitt’s Quay in Cork City. Set in an era when contraception was criminalised, it is a truly fascinating and deeply human story. From an historical perspective, it brings light to what might be summed up as a forbidden history-one in which abortion was an option (albeit an illegal one) for a Cork woman in 1939.

The production premiered offsite in the crumbling Unitarian Church, Princes Street Cork as part of the Everyman Theatre Summer Programme.

Written by Fiona McGeown and Thomas Conway

Director: Fiona McGeown

Composer: Tom Lane

Sound Design: Tom Lane & Rob Moloney

Set and Costume Design: Deirdre Dwyer

Lighting design: Sarah Jane Shiels

Dramaturg: Thomas Conway