JOY NESBITT
boyfriends
Written by Ultan Pringle
Situationship [ sich-oo-ey-shuhn-ship ]
Definition: A situationship is a romantic or sexual relationship that is undefined and noncommittal.
Following a three month affair between two anonymous men, Boyfriends, charts the ups and downs and roundabouts of a modern situationship. As they swing through four million one hundred and ninety one thousand possibilities of what they might mean to one another, through time, sex, Madonna songs, nightclubs, period dramas and calorie counting, Boyfriends asks us to ponder on that age old question: what the f*ck is romance anyway?
Cast
A – Emmanuel Okoye
B – Ultan Pringle
Team
Writer – Ultan Pringle
Director – Joy Nesbitt
Assistant Director – Praise Titus
Producer — Lisa Nally
Set Design – Choy-Ping Ní Chléirigh-Ng 吳彩萍
Lighting Design – Owen Clarke
Costume Design – Toni Bailey
Sound Design – HK Ní Shioradáin
Reviews
"Boyfriends is one of the best, if not the best, new plays of 2024"
“Showing acute directorial acumen, Nesbitt understands the strength of Pringle’s script lies not in what's said, smart, funny and incisive as that is, but in what's being left unsaid.”
⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ — The Arts Review
"Worth mentioning too is the fantastic directing of Joy Nesbitt, who likely played a strong role in keeping actor and writer distinct and in making Boyfriends the very powerful performance that it is. Not to be missed."
⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ — Reviews Hub
"Smart, raw, and above all, hilarious."
⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ — The Irish Times
"Funny, Smart and heartfelt"