HOT MESS
“Do you think you can choose? What kind of heart you have?”
It’s been a year. Twins Polo and Twitch reunite for the night of their twenty-fifth birthday. Their hometown is getting smaller. The only thing there is more of is rust. But there’s a reason Polo left the island. And Twitch doesn’t want to be forgotten.
Hot Mess is a night out. It’s a club, the sea, a heart, kissing, bathroom stalls, loud music. It explores love and connection, what happens when it means far too much and far too little. What happens when it gets twisted.
Age Suitability: 14+
Warnings: Strobe lighting, sexual reference, strong language, drug use and haze
WRITTEN BY Ella Hickson
DIRECTED BY Úna Ní Nualláin
PRODUCED BY Muirenn Lyons
LIGHTING DESIGN BY Colin Doran
PRODUCTION DESIGN BY Jodie Doyle
COMPOSITION, SOUND DESIGN & LIVE PERFORMANCE BY Ruairí Nicholl
GRAPHIC DESIGN BY Izzy Hamilton
ASSISTANT PRODUCER Anna Buchmueller
MOVEMENT DIRECTION BY Anderson de Souza
Reviews
“Hot Mess delivers a gooey clump of enjoyable, sexy awkwardness.’
— Chris O'Rourke, The Arts Review“Together, the fourt actors create a dynamic ensemble that moves between intimacy, tension and moments of unexpected humour. ‘
— Tatiana Reiner, Spill the Arts“Hot Mess… offers an honest and quietly striking look at family bonds and the realities of modern relationships.’
— Tatiana Reiner, Spill the Arts
