Good Night Irene by Jennifer Johnston is a moving, thoughtful exploration of relationships, loss, family dynamics and prejudice. In this absorbing, two-hander a stranger and a barman strike up an exchange. The year is 2005, the town is Eureka. One man is American, the other Irish. Both have suffered /are suffering loss in their lives. Throughout the intimate and frank exchange it is unclear whether the men are speaking directly to each other or to the eavesdropping audience. As the music fades and the conversation ends the loneliness remains.
Good Night Irene by Jennifer Johnston is a moving, thoughtful exploration of relationships, loss, family dynamics and prejudice. In this absorbing, two-hander a stranger and a barman strike up an exchange. The year is 2005, the town is Eureka. One man is American, the other Irish. Both have suffered /are suffering loss in their lives. Throughout the intimate and frank exchange it is unclear whether the men are speaking directly to each other or to the eavesdropping audience. As the music fades and the conversation ends the loneliness remains.