THE HEART WARD

Click Book Now to purchase tickets via the Take Your Seats website. BOOK NOW ABOUT By Chekhov Training and Performance Ireland “Boy, why are you crying?” Four actors and a soundscore tell a story. 1955. Great Ormond Street Hospital. A baby’s life is saved but not expected to live for long. 2025. UCH Galway Ireland. He is now 70, with heart failure and other complications. A poetic piece digging into how we deal with hospitalisation, the adult who must advocate for themselves and the disempowered child underbeneath; how being cured as an old man, cures the hurts of childhood. Max Hafler is a writer/ teacher/director :Plays include, Albion Tower (BBC Winner of Sony Award), Alien Nation (Cuirt/GYT), Lotto! Donkey Thief and Veritas (RTE) Grand and Melting Doves (Yew Theatre Ballina). Max Hafler is a writer/ teacher/director :Plays include, Albion Tower (BBC Winner of Sony Award), Alien Nation (Cuirt/GYT), Lotto! Donkey Thief and Veritas (RTE) Grand and Melting Doves (Yew Theatre Ballina). Supported by Galway Theatre Festival and GoFundMe Donors. DATES & TIMES Venue: O'Donoghue Centre Theatre Tickets: €18/€16 Dates and Times: May 8, 8pm | May 9, 2pm & 8pm Post Show Talk: May 9, 3.10pm Duration: 60 mins Guidance: 16+. Contains strong language, discussions of death, illness, and trauma.