Overview

• Leo McGann’s new drama premiered September 28 at Irish Repertory Theatre, with the run scheduled through November 9.
• The narrative frames present‑day oral‑history interviews that trigger flashbacks to a 1979 Belfast night recounted by former British soldier Dave to an American archivist.
• Critics note a deliberate second‑act pivot into thriller territory that reframes the investigation without disclosing outcomes.
• Reviewers praise Michael Hayden in the lead, cite Samantha Mathis’s key turn, and commend Daniel Marconi, Harrison Tipping, and Molly Ranson under Torney’s brisk direction.
• A compact, flexible design—sound by James Garver, set by Charlie Corcoran, lighting by Michael Gottlieb, costumes by Sarita Fellows—enables seamless time shifts while reinforcing themes of trauma that persist beyond the Troubles’ formal end.