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Too Long the Heart

Too Long the Heart

A man’s fishing holiday in County Cork is shattered when he is abducted and taken hostage. But there is confusion – do they have the right man? What past wrong is fuelling his captors’ thirst for revenge? ‘Forgive and forget’? A powerful and vivid contemporary drama. Read more …

More information on this production is available at www.siegeperilous.co.uk.

The critical consensus

A cat’s cradle of loyalty and disloyalty is exposed in this tense and gripping drama where the complex question of whether the past can ever be forgiven is posed, but not answered.

***(*)(*)Irene Brown, Edinburgh Guide, 22/02/2013

This fringe-scale production continues to demonstrate Siege Perilous’ ability to punch above its weight, with a thought-provoking evening out.

***(*)(*)Thom Dibdin, Annals of Edinburgh Stage, 24/02/2013

Whatever we make of the play, though, it’s performed with really impressive skill and intensity by Andy Corelli’s company.

***(*)(*)Joyce McMillan, 23/02/2013


Features about Too Long the Heart

Siege Perilous production Too Long in the Heart tackles the Troubles in Northern Ireland

Yasmin Sulaiman, The List, 20/02/2013

Too Long the Heart on Malmaison Menu

Thom Dibdin, The Stage, 21/02/2013

Where and when?

Malmaison, Leith from Thursday February 21, 2013, until Tuesday February 26, 2013. More info: www.wegottickets.com

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