Karis Kelly’s play Consumed will be staged at London’s Park Theatre in March 2026, following a run at the Lyric in Belfast.
A 90th birthday party that no-one seems to want. Four generations of Northern Irish women, reunited under one roof. A house full of hungry ghosts, with more than one skeleton in the closet. Turn off your phones at dinner.
Winner of the Women’s Prize for the Playwriting 2022, Karis Kelly’s play is a pitch-black and twisted comedy of dysfunctional family dynamics, generational trauma and national boundaries.
Directed by Katie Posner, the cast includes Julia Dearden, Caoimhe Farren, Andrea Irvine and Muireann Ní Fhaogáin, in her professional debut.
The Spring 2026 remount of Consumed will be presented by Paines Plough, Park Theatre and the Lyric Belfast. Consumed is a Paines Plough, Belgrade Theatre, Sheffield Theatres and Women’s Prize for Playwriting production, in association with the Lyric Belfast.
Consumed will play at Park Theatre from March 18 – April 18. Tickets here.
Top image: Julia Dearden, Caoimhe Farren, Andrea Irvine & Muireann Ní Fhaogáin (credit Pamela Raith) (image supplied)