For Love by Laoisa Sexton

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For Love by Laoisa Sexton

FOR LOVE is the debut play written by Irish actress, Laoisa Sexton. It received it's world premiere Off Broadway at the Irish Irish Rep Theatre in 2013, and was a NY Times Critics Pick. Produced by producing directors Ciaran O' Reilly and Charlotte Moore The play was directed by Tim Ruddy and performed by Laoisa Sexton, Georgina McKevitt, Jo Kinsella & John Duddy

Summary FOR LOVE, described as a dark blue comedy, the play chronicles the lives of three working class women adrift in modern day Dublin seeking sex, deliverance and in danger of going under.

List of Characters Bee,a single mother works at the bank as a teller ( was a teenage Mum)-30's Val, Bee's Boss at the bank and eternally single friend late -30's/40's Tina, married to the Bank manager-mid to late 30's Aidan, a married man from Belfast- mid to late 30's Various Male characters in nightclub- various

Production History The play received its world premiere at The Irish Repertory Theatre in NYC produced by Ciaran O' Reilly and Charlotte Moore. It followed it's NY debut The Irish Repertory Theatre with a national tour of [1], it opened at The Derry Playhouse as part of City of Culture Festival 2013 and went on to tour Belfast (Grand Opera House) & Theatre Royale in Waterford & Town Hall Theatre, Galway. And two venues in Dublin: Axis Ballymun and Clontarf's Viking Theatre.

Irish Repertory Theatre (original cast) Bee Laoisa Sexton Val Jo Kinsella Tina Georgina Mc Kevitt Aidan John Duddy

The UK Times wrote- "A vivacious play from the young Irish writer Laoisa Sexton…Contemporary Dublin oozes from the pores of Sexton’s impressive script… The production comes with a purpose, certainly... Moreover, it represents a change of pace for the stage. It might reflect a form of female emancipation, but it is proactive in the liberation of theatre" (Full Review [)

NY Times Critics Pick wrote- “a riotously tart and fiercely energetic production” Full Review

References Irish Repertory Theatre Production history FOR LOVE at Irish Repertory Theatre

"Laoisa Sexton" https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gas_Light

Irish Rep Theatre https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Irish_Repertory_Theatre

"Acting International Theatre Festival" https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Acting_Irish_International_Theatre_Festival

Culture of Ireland https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Culture_of_Ireland

External Links "Sex an the Irish City" - THE SUNDAY TIMES REVIEW REVIEW by Eithne Shorthall Eithne Shorthall

"Economy is woeful, the sex is even worse" NY Times Critics Pick REVIEW by Andy Webster

"Sex in the Irish City: Dublin Ladies are looking for Love at Irish Rep" PLAYBILL

"Sex and the Single Irish Girl"- NY POST

"Laoisa Sexton's ‘For Love’ set for Off-Broadway's Irish Rep" IRISH CENTRAL

"FOE LOVE is sexy, salty & sharp" by David Sheward BACKSTAGE MAGAZINE

"FOR LOVE- Like a dirty pop song" Galway Advertiser Review

"Dublin Ladies Are Looking For Love at Irish Rep This Spring; Casting Announced" PLAYBILL

"Sex in Dublin: John Duddy & Laoisa Sexton to star in For Love at The Irish Repertory Theater Theater Mania

FOR LOVE- Derry PlayHouse

"Boardwalk Empire’s John Keating Tapped for Irish Rep World Premiere by Laoisa Sexton" PLAYBILL

"Laoisa Sexton's FOR LOVE- an unflinchingly honest portrayal of life in secular Ireland" Culture Northern Ireland

"About the Artist's"- Full Announcement HERE

IRISH THEATRE MAGAZINEReview

"Laoisa Sexton wins Best Actress Award" NYC Blogspot

"Laoisa Sexton brings her new play The Pigeon in The Taj Mahal to the Irish Rep NY IRISH ARTS

"John Keating explores isolation in new play by Laoisa Sexton": HOLLYWOOD SOAPBOX

"Actress Laoisa Sexton on Acting & Writing"- London Prestige Magazine

"Traveling on Up" IRISH ECHO

"The Pigeon in The Taj Mahal at Irish Rep" Theatermania

"Writer actor Laoisa Sexton lets fly"- NY Times Chronicles

FOR LOVE was adapted into a short film (2018) called I didn't... I wasn't... I amn't ( an un-romantic comedy) (an un-romantic comedy), written, directed and perfumed by Laoisa Sexton, Aidan Gillen, Neilí Conroy

Other plays by Laoisa Sexton The Last Days of Cleopatra, The Pigeon in The Taj Mahal

Re-Submitting FOR LOVE by Laoisa Sexton

FOR LOVE is the debut play written by Irish actress Laoisa Sexton. It was first produced Off Broadway at The Irish Repertory Theatre New York City. (Producing directors Ciaran O' Reilly and Charlotte Moore). It opened on March 13, 2013. The play has also been performed in Ireland at Derry Playhouse UK, Grand Opera House (Belfast), Theatre Royale, Waterford, Axis Ballymun, Dublin, Viking Theatre, Dublin.

Plot Summary The play is a fast paced contemporary look into the lives of three working class women, adrift in modern day Dublin seeking sex, deliverance and in danger of going under.Performed without an interval, the action does not let up.

BEE, a single mom (who was a teenage Mum) and is now about to become a Granny in her thirties and is having difficulty reconciling her wild past and the fact that her life is about to change, as she looses her son to another woman. Her bossy boss VAL who is eternally single and desperate for sex and human connection, forces Bee to accompany her out to nightclubs to look for "fresh meat" but Bee is growing tired of this lifestyle, particularly when a handsome stranger strides into the bank one day and pushes his number under the glass, only trouble is he's married. Val warns her not to pursue him, no matter how she falls for his charms.

Both women come from poor economical backgrounds, but have worked all their lives and now have good steady jobs in the bank. The other woman in the play is TINA (30's), she is also from a similar background, but instead of working, she married "up", and became a trophy wife. She thought it would give her everything she needed, but her increasingly bald, overweight husband physically repulses her, even though he keeps her financially secure, (he is the bank manager where Bee and Val work) she cannot bare for him to touch her. But she craves human connection, so she fills her lonely days up with shopping and beauty treatments, but one random night she just happens to be in a cocktail bar when she meets AIDAN, who might just be the answer to her dreams. The three women's lives collide, and friendship is tested and loyalty and each woman finds out what she will and won't do for Love.

Characters Bee, a single Mom, who was a teenage Mum is about to become a granny in her thirties. Val, is pushing 40 and Bee's boss at the bank, also her confidant. Tina (30's) married a man for money but is having difficulty keeping him away, and keeping it together. Aidan is a wealthy artist, a married man from the North of Ireland who has recently moved to Dublin. He is worlds apart from BEE both socially and economically. There are various male roles in the play also. All played by the male actor.

Productions and cast Off Broadway World Premiere, Irish Repertory Theatre (Original cast) Cast BEE, Laoisa Sexton TINA, Georgina Mc Kevitt VAL, Jo Kinsella AIDAN, Duddy

Directed by Tim Ruddy Lighting design Michael O'Connor Production Stage Manager: Michael Palmer Photography & Promo Trailer Trevor Murphy

Derry Playhouse Derry UK (2013) (Original cast) Grand Opera Playhouse, Belfast UK, 2013 (Original cast) Theatre Royale, Waterford, 2013 (Original cast) Axis, Ballymun, Dublin, 2013 Viking Theatre Dublin,2013 (Original cast) Town hall Theatre, Galway 2013 (Original cast)

Critical Response Reviews of FOR LOVE have been extremely positive across the board both in the USA and Ireland and UK. The NY Times gave the play a Critics Pick 5 ***** review, it called the play it also referred not it as and the play received lofty praise from the UK Times, "For Love, a vivacious play from the young Irish writer actress Laoisa Sexton…Contemporary Dublin oozes from the pores of Sexton’s impressive script…it represents a change of pace for the stage. It might reflect a form of female emancipation, but it is proactive in the liberation of theatre." The play was given a rave review by Backstage who called the play- as well as

The Irish Examiner called Laoisa a "force to be reckoned with" and said the play "has a refreshing courage and depth of honesty that si both funny and convincing"

The Irish Central said the play was "so authentic and casually funny that it disarms you from the very first scene...highly crafted, smart but straight from life...Sexton's female characters are the most interesting and most recognizably I have seen on a stage in years!” The Irish Echo applauded the play for showing "women with voracious sexual appetites... and a working-class slice of Irish life”

Culture Northern Ireland noted this is " unflinchingly honest portrayal of life" filled "full of wit, wisdom and sensitivity, and marks Sexton out as a playwright of singular ability."

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