Declan Hassett delighted to see revival of his Sisters play 

Sisters was inspired by the characters of Martha and Mary in the Bible 

Fionula Linehan and Catherine Mahon Buckley in rehearsal for Sisters, by Declan Hassett. Picture: Michael Mac Sweeney/Provision

A new production of Declan Hassett’s play, Sisters, will be staged at the Cork Arts Theatre. But unlike the original production with the late Anna Manahan playing it as a one-hander, director Pat Talbot is presenting the play as a two hander. It stars Fionula Linehan as Martha and Catherine Mahon-Buckley as Mary.

The play, first staged at the Everyman in 2005 during Cork’s tenure as European Capital of Culture, was inspired by the Bible story of Martha and Mary.