The Pull of the Stars

Presented by The Gate Theatre.

Adapted from Emma Donoghue’s bestselling novel, THE PULL OF THE STARS is set in a Dublin hospital in 1918 during the Spanish Flu pandemic.

It follows three transformative days in the life of Julia Power, a young midwife, assigned to a quarantined women’s ward. An eclectic group of pregnant women, those most affected by the deadly flu, spin the dial of destiny as life and death collide and an unlikely love flourishes.

This beautiful new play asks us to consider the importance of sisterhood, destiny, connection, the power of chance, and the care we offer to women and their bodies.

Director: Louise Lowe

Set Designer: Alyson Cummins

Costume Designer: Joan O’Clery

Lighting Designer: Sinéad Wallace

Composer & Sound Designer: Rob Moloney

Movement Director: Sue Mythen

Cello performed by Caitríona Finnegan