Dublin Will Show You How: A play inspired by the women of inner city Dublin

Tracy Martin's new play shows some of the human stories behind the crime and drugs statistics of our capital, writes Marjorie Brennan.

One doesn’t have to venture far from the doors of the Abbey Theatre to see the often grim reality of life in Dublin’s north inner city — the drug deals, petty crime, and addicts shooting up in plain sight.

However, such activity and its impact is not something one often sees being played out on the stage of our national theatre.