• ★★★★
    The Man Who Fell to Pieces is a rare feat of theatre-making.
    The Stage

  • Explosive, gritty theatre with passionate and innovative staging, scoring, scripting and acting.
    The Big List

  • A moving celebration of brokenness and a call to action about well-being and mental health.
    Alan in Belfast

  • “Incredible moving and inspiring.”

    “Poignant, unique and an important story told through comedy.”

    Audience Reviews

  • “Honest expression of mental heath - beautiful imagery.”

    “... genius; just go.”
    Audience Reviews

▸The Man Who Fell to Pieces

October 2018
The Crescent Arts Centre, Belfast

Nominated for 2019 Zebbie Awards: Best Theatre Script

February 2018 The MAC, Belfast, part of EdgeFest in partnership with PrimeCut Production and the Mac.

Toured to The Alley, Strabane, Riverside Theatre, Coleraine, Cushendall Golf Club, Antrim, Craic Theatre & Arts Centre, Coalisland and Down Arts Centre, Downpatrick 

Company: 

Written and directed by Patrick J. O’Reilly
Performed by Shaun Blaney, Roisin Gallagher, Maria Connolly and Patrick Buchanan
Designed by Ciaran Bagnall
Music by Katie Richardson

The Man Who Fell to Pieces is a comedy which tells the story of John, a man who is literally falling apart. It is a physical, imaginative piece of theatre that celebrates what it means to be broken. The play also reflects the personal experience of Artistic Director Patrick J.O’Reilly who used his own struggle of coping with depression to show strength and hope.

Previous

Ubu the King