One night in a small town in County Cork, where everyone knows everyone, things spiral terrifyingly out of control. What will happen now to Emma? To her family? To the others? This stage adaptation of Louise O'Neill's devastating novel, Asking for It, shines an unflinching light on the experience of a young woman whose life is changed for ever by a horrific act of violence. Adapted by Meadhbh McHugh, in collaboration with its director Annabelle Comyn, the play premiered at the Everyman, Cork, in 2018, before transferring to the Abbey Theatre, Dublin.

About the Author

Meadhbh McHugh's other plays include Helen and I, which was shortlisted for the 2016 Stewart Parker Award.

Reviews

'Fearless theatre that focusses on an hugely topical current issue'

* WhatsOnStage *

'With a script by Meadhbh McHugh that is sharp and also very funny, Asking for It not only stays faithful to the novel, it goes further, raising it up to heaven and down to hell, too. It is worth the hype'

* Irish Independent *

'Powerful, provocative, hard-hitting, shocking... a sharply observed and at times wincingly true-to-life portrayal of a family and its disintegration... funny, infuriating and unbearably sad'

* Irish Examiner *



Book Information
ISBN 9781848428201
Author Louise O'Neil
Format Paperback
Page Count 96
Imprint Nick Hern Books
Publisher Nick Hern Books