Getting the finger out for a tale of inner city love
IT MAY seem somewhat unusual for a debut play by an Irish writer to premiere in New York rather than here. Yet just such an auspicious beginning was enjoyed by John Paul Murphy’s play, The Prophet of Monto, when it ran off-Broadway in 2010. Murphy’s debut was programmed as part of the first Irish NYC Theatre Festival, an increasingly well-regarded event committed to debuting new Irish material.
A big hit with audiences, The Prophet of Monto was nominated for multiple awards at the festival, with actress Laoisa Sexton picking up the gong for best actress. The play will make its Irish premiere next week when it opens in the Axis Theatre in Ballymun, Dublin.
