Child of the theatre Karen Ardiff talks with Lisa Farrelly about the sense of urgency about being an Unmanageable Sister, the poignancy of post-referenda Ireland and the perplexing conundrum of how to remind your body that you are indeed acting.

Recorded on Wednesday 10 July 2019 at the Abbey Theatre.
Interviewer & Editor: Lisa Farrelly
Sound operator: Derek Conaghy
07/2019 Broadcast 12/07/2019

Photo image credit: Ros Kavanagh (c)

Abbey Talks Series: Meet the Makers: The Unmanageable Sisters

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