ART
Daphne Wright: Antrum
West Cork Arts Centre, Skibbereen, Co Cork Until May 2
westcorkartscentre.com
Antrum includes life casts of Wright's two sons, and a child is also at the heart of two video pieces in which a solitary, face-painted boy speaks in riddles. Wright has in mind the reciprocal experiences of parenting and being a child, bound up with "guilt and love, life and loss". Her show is complemented by an exhibition of installation and painting by three Cork-based artists.
THEATRE
Death of a Comedian
Peacock Theatre. Until Apr 4. 8pm €25/€13
abbeytheatre.ie
Owen McCafferty is one of Northern Ireland's most interesting playwrights. From his debut Mojo Mickybo to the 2012 play Quietly, he has sung an oblique song of life in post-Troubles Belfast. In his latest play, a stand-up comedian evaluates the price of his commercial success. What does his girlfriend think? What does his agent think? Most importantly, what will you, the audience, think?
