Theatre

Making a Show of Myself

“A hit show from one of the finest creative minds in the country” – Cork Independent.

Fresh from a four week sold-out run off-Broadway at Irish Rep Theatre in New York, and a sell out tour of Ireland, Making A Show of Myself will have it’s London debut here at the ICC!

“Mary Kate O’Flanagan has perfected the art of storytelling. She is an entertainer of the first rank and it is a privilege for the audience that she is prepared so generously to make a show of herself” – No More Workhorse

Age Suitability: 15+
Warnings: Mild sexual reference

RUNNING TIME 80 MINS

Making A Show of Myself is unique piece of theatre with roots in Seanchas (the Irish tradition of live storytelling.) In it, Mary Kate shows how stories save our sanity and sustain our spirits. She demonstrates how storytelling defines the shared values of tribes and binds together families, friend groups and the whole human race. She makes her case while illustrating it with six of her own captivating true-life stories that have made her a Grand Slam Champion Storyteller here and in America.

This is pure distilled theatre, shot through with a specific sensibility grounded in positivity and profound empathy. Mary Kate takes the audience on a journey in which they can see themselves. From her opening sentence, the audience knows they are in the hands of a virtuoso storyteller.

 

Fri 22 May - Sat 23 May 2026

Doors: 7.30pm; Starts: 8.00pm

Tickets: £20 / £18 (concession)

WHAT THE CRITICS SAY:

 ”Endearing… uplifting… O’Flanagan is a joy to spend just over an hour with… get there while you can!” – ReviewsHub

“This life-affirming show is a good antidote right now in a world that seems impossibly difficult and cruel” – Irish Independent

“Plenty of charm… a life-affirming show”– independent.ie

The six smartly chosen anecdotes…serve as uplifting reminders of the power of compassion in times of oppression and violence…authentic, eloquent, amiable…O Flanagan may not commit her meticulous words to the page but her performance of them speaks volumes -Time Out, New York.

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