Stitch by Irene Kelleher
Samhain night when spirits roam.
Something crawls into my bones…
Set in 1989 in a family run garments alteration shop, Pins and Needles, we witness Alice, the seamstress, whose
face is covered with scars, in her workshop putting the final touches on costumes for the Samhain Festival.
Stitch explores familial shame and generational trauma for unplanned pregnancies in 1980s Ireland, and the often horrific consequences for young women and their unplanned child.
This edition was published to coincide with the Bram Stoker Festival, October 2026 and subsequent tour.
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1984
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Enron
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Punch
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Refugee Boy
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Earthquakes in London
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Crave
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American Buffalo
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A Doll's House
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The Effect
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Baby Reindeer
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Night Watch
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The Caucasian Chalk Circle
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Desdemona
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Phaedra's Love
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Andorra
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Confusions
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The Arsonists
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Di and Viv and Rose
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Irene Kelleher is a writer and performer from Ireland. Her first play, ‘Mary and Me’, directed by Belinda Wild is published by Oberon, toured extensively to critical acclaim and is also an RTÉ produced radio play. Her second play ‘Gone Full Havisham’, sold out every show on its world premiere at the Cork Midsummer Festival and toured the Edinburgh Fringe (Gilded Balloon) in August 2019. Irene holds a Masters degree in Drama and Theatre Studies at University College Cork. She went on to further training at Shakespeare and Company in Lenox, Massachusetts. Irene was awarded the Best Actress Award for her performance of Aoibhe in the film ‘The Trouble with Aoibhe’ at the BlackBird Film Festival in NYC and was nominated for a S.O.F.I.E Award. Irene has recently wrapped filming on ‘The Other Lamb’, (Dir. Malgo Szumowska) which co-starred Denise Gough and Michiel Huisman. Her first venture into writing was the short film ‘Outside the Box’ which won Best Irish Short Film at Fastnet Film Festival, 2013.
| SKU | Unavailable |
| ISBN 13 | 9781350695207 |
| ISBN 10 | 1350695203 |
| Title | Stitch |
| Author | Irene Kelleher |
| Series | Modern Plays |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Bloomsbury Publishing PLC |
| Year published | 2026-10-20 |
| Number of pages | 64 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
| Note | Unavailable |