Newry native returns to home stage during Arts Festival

I Am Maura is being performed as part of Newry Arts Festival.

Continuing on from it’s sell-out Lyric shows and Irish tour, Commedia of Errors’ hit show I Am Maura is coming to Newry Town Hall as part of Newry Arts Festival.

Belfast. 2005. Maura is 15 and trying to find a boyfriend. Only she's surrounded by girls and is starting to think she might actually prefer them. Asking questions in school means awkward blushes and detention. Her only guidance is Martine McCutcheon's 'Perfect Moment' and her best mate Ali.

Written by Clare McMahon and directed by Benjamin Gould I Am Maura is a light-hearted and deft look at the life changing decisions we all face in our teenage years when we're woefully ill-equipped to deal with them. Clare McMahon’s play places the audience at the centre of this pivotal week in Maura’s life.

‘‘A delightful cameo laying bear the tender life of a young girl’’ Belfast Times

‘‘Visually rich and crying out to be pinched by Derry Girls...!’’ Alan in Belfast

‘‘A story for young and old alike. Wonderful!’’ Audience Member

Local performer Calla Hughes returns to Newry Town Hall to make her professional debut in her home town in the titular role. She hasn’t performer there since she was a teenager herself, perfoming in local plays and musicals. This time she has the whole stage to herself. A one-woman showcase of her performing talents. Watch as she guides us through 20 characters from age 11 to 96 in this coming of age tour-de-force.

Following on from their smash hit The Gap Year with the Lyric Theatre, Belfast's award-winning theatre company Commedia of Errors are back. Revel in the nostalgia of your childhood and the nineties, or bask in its ongoing pertinence and themes of identity, self-acceptance and tolerance. A play with something for everyone.

The show will be performed at Newry Town Hall on April 1 at 7.30pm. Booking details: https://nmd-tickets.ticketsolve.com/ticketbooth/shows/1173645808 Tickets £12 / £10 concessions.