A live theatre tour of the critically-acclaimed play that inspired Belfast comedy-drama Mickybo and Me is visiting all parts of Northern Ireland.
Bruiser Theatre Company is proud to present a live theatre tour of their production of Mojo Mickybo by Belfast playwright Owen McCafferty.
Coming to Antrim, Newry, Cookstown, Belfast, Downpatrick and Enniskillen, Mojo Mickybo shows the friendship between two boys growing up in Belfast – a friendship that at first is immune to the sectarian violence taking place around them, but which nonetheless is ultimately destroyed by it.
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Mojo and his mate Mickybo are two nine-year-old boys from opposing sides of the sectarian divide.
They are thick as two small thieves, playing headers, being mouthy, building huts, spitting from cinema balconies and re-enacting their favourite movie, Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid.
They are young cowboys in the making, with the violence of The Troubles only obliquely impacting on them – until finally their friendship is destroyed in a way that they only later come to understand.
The show is brought to life by two local actors, John Travers and Conor Quinn, who seamlessly slip in and out of multiple roles and imaginary worlds.
Young heroes, Mojo and Mickybo, represent the division of a benighted country that has spent a century at war with itself.
Bruiser Theatre Company is renowned for fast-paced, energetic, and engaging performances and under the meticulous direction of Irish Times Irish Theatre Awards nominated Lisa May, Mojo Mickybo is ready for a live audience following its successful online run while theatres remained closed.
Artistic Director, Lisa May said: "We at Bruiser are very excited to be producing Mojo Mickybo. It flies at breakneck speed, is witty, darkly funny and searingly honest; perfect to explore in Bruiser’s bold physical style.
"To me, it feels like Owen McCafferty’s love letter to Belfast, warts and all, and shows how sectarian anger is so deeply buried into the psyche of those who have grown up during the troubles; it is passed on to generation after generation.
"Nostalgic yet damning, hilarious yet heartbreaking; Mojo Mickybo is sadly all too relevant for today’s audience, not just in Northern Ireland but around the world."
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