In a new production commissioned by the Finborough Theatre and originally seen as a staged reading as part of Vibrant 2016 – A Festival of Finborough Playwrights, the world premiere of Continuity by new playwright Gerry Moynihan runs at the Finborough Theatre, playing Sunday and Monday evenings and Tuesday matinees from Sunday, 30 July 2017.
A forensic examination of the soul of an Irish ‘freedom fighter’.
Pádraig Devlin (Paul Kennedy) is a dissident Irish Republican, who begins to have doubts about his commitment to The Cause after he meets and falls in love with a woman from Barcelona. Soon after meeting her, Pádraig botches three assignments in a row. The other members of his terrorist cell decide to test the love-struck Pádraig’s commitment. Has falling in love really weakened the resolve of a man determined to re-ignite the struggle for Irish freedom, and whose Republican credentials are beyond reproach? And just exactly what kind of test do they plan to set him? And how will Pádraig react when he discovers that he’s being tested…
Continuity is the story of a man who begins to question everything he has ever fought for – and marks a stunning debut from a brand-new playwright.
