The ‘Parting glass’ will be live in the Phoenix Bar on Friday October 18th, 7:30pm start. Tickets are available here and are priced Β£5.
Can you ever really know what someoneβs going through?
Jimβs always been a bit of a character β cracking jokes, telling funny stories, the life and soul of the party. Youβll most likely find him down the pub with his mates, or at the footie. A Leeds lad through and through, just like his Dad. And whatβs more, heβs met his perfect match: Sara. Sheβs a Leeds lass with a sense of adventure and a cutting wit, always up for a laugh.
At Jimβs 30th birthday party, they should be having the time of their lives. The world is at their feet, right? But Jim is hiding a lingering feeling that heβs not quite built for this world. Like thereβs always been something wrong. Tonight, he wants to talk, to tell you his story β one heβs never told before.
Exploring mental health, masculinity and human connection in a social media-obsessed world, The Parting Glass is a moving new play (with a fair few laughs along the way) byΒ Chris OβConnor, directed by Red Ladder Theatre Companyβs Rod Dixon, and developed from OβConnorβs previous production βThe Life and Soul.β
ββ¦a serious examination of important and life-changing issuesβ¦ but with a fair few laughs along the way.β Reviews Hub on OβConnorβs The Life & Soul
ββ¦ a dynamic and emotive production that throws into question socialised masculinity, and the dangers of playing up to the entrenched stereotypes that leave men particularly voiceless and isolated.β The State of the Arts
Recommended for ages 14+. Running time: approx. 1 hour. Contains strong language and themes of depression and suicide.