Critically acclaimed quirks of Fred and Alice prove endearing hit
It had 80 performances last year. Starring Ciarán Bermingham and Cora Fenton as a quirky couple, both of whom have OCD (obsessive compulsive disorder), the play is touching and comic look at two characters who live every day as if it’s exceptional. They often get things wrong, but find their own way of coping.
Written by John Sheehy, the play was conceived when the author was studying theatre and drama at Coláiste Stiofáin Naofa, in Cork. “I did a two-minute improvisation and always, at the back of my head, I wanted to develop the characters further,” says Sheehy. “I’m always interested in where people’s identity comes from; how much comes from themselves and how much is foisted upon them by society. Fred and Alice haven’t accepted how they should behave. They have found their own freedom. They create their own world and make their mistakes.”
