Bailegangaire

Mommo is an old woman trapped in the past. Night after night, in the manner of a storyteller, she begins to relate, but never completes, the story of a laughing competition — the story of Bailegangaire (the Town Without Laughter). Mary, her granddaughter, needs freedom from the past and she urges Mommo to the end of her story, thus liberating them from their tragic past and allowing them to embrace future joy. Carmel O?Reilly directs Tom Murphy’s script.