Take a walk on the wild side

A FASCINATING psychosexual thriller is how director, John Hayes, describes Clocked, which opens at the Cork Arts Theatre on June 6.

This is the Irish premiere of the play, written by Tralee-based playwright, Neil Flynn. It was first performed at the Warehouse Theatre in London in 2008. Hayes, who is originally from Tralee, has been reading Flynn’s work for years.

“He has a very distinctive voice,” says Hayes, whose theatre company is The Wild Ensemble. “I contacted Neil to see if he had anything I could direct and he sent me Clocked. The version I’m doing has a different ending from the original. I could have chosen any well known play but there’s something about this one. It has one location and three characters and is full of ambiguity.”