the women who cried for a year (and counting)

the women who cried for a year (and counting) follows a 24-year-old university student in Cork, Ireland, on the brink of finishing her degree and stepping into adulthood. But instead of celebrating, she’s stuck in a damp flat, drowning in tears she can’t stop. A toxic relationship with her mother, sharpened by her grandmother’s recent death, has cracked her world open. Her mind splits into two voices: Eimear, the practical planner and Saoirse, the wild dreamer who wants to shave her head and run. Together, they push her to confront the mess all at once. Fish finger dinners, ignored texts from a dentist, and the ghost of her mother lingers all the while.

Cast from StageBase Rehearsed Reading:

Women - Sinead Keegan

Eimear - Cyrilla Comer

Saoirse- Paige Leavy

Mother - Maggie Donovan 

He - Riain Cash

Cast from SoulSpire Scratch Night

Director - Soirse Burns

Women - Mary Condon O’Connor

He - Riain Cash

Cast from Cork Fringe Audio Drama

Women - Mary Condon O’Connor

Eimear - Cyrilla Comer

Saoirse- Paige Leavy

Mother - Annette Condon

He - Eoghan Keating

Performed as an audio drama with Cork Fringe 2025

Developed alongside StageBase Production’s Writer’s Lab and Masterclass Theatre Trust Script Sessions. Performed at SoulSpire Roots and Connections Scratch Night at The Space.