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Little Gem 2019

Run Time:
90 minutes, no intermission
Ages: 12+
Opened: September 8, 2019
Closing: September 01, 2019

Little Gem - 2019 Off-Broadway History , Info & More

Irish Repertory Theatre
132 West 22nd St.(between 6th & 7th Aves) New York, NY 10011

One year can bring extraordinary change; just ask Amber, Lorraine and Kay, three generations of North Dublin women who find themselves suddenly facing the unexpected. Young Amber’s case of indigestion – or perhaps it’s a brutal hangover? – grows into something more, while her mother Lorraine discovers salsa dancing after an incident at work leads to therapist-suggested self-care. Grandmother Kay, “on the wrong side of sixty, but not dead yet,” struggles to take care of a personal itch while adjusting to life as a caretaker for her beloved Gem. As the year moves forward, the women confront their individual challenges with courage and humor, finding strength in one another and discovering the beauty and complexity of family.



Hilarious and poignant, Irish playwright Elaine Murphy’s debut play, Little Gem, premiered at the Dublin Fringe Festival in 2008 where it won the Fishamble New Writing Award. It then transferred to the Edinburgh Fringe Festival, where it won the Carol Tambor Best of Edinburgh Award, the festival’s top prize. Little Gem made its acclaimed US premiere in January of 2010 at the Flea Theater.


Little Gem - 2019 - Off-Broadway Cast

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Irish Rep Extends LITTLE GEM, Plus Casting for KINGFISHERS CATCH FIRE
by Julie Musbach - August 8, 2019


Irish Repertory Theatre announced today an extension for Little Gem by Elaine Murphy (Shush) and directed by Marc Atkinson Borrull (Outlying Islands). Little Gem began previews on July 17, 2019 on the Francis J. Greenburger Mainstage and opened July 25 and will now play through September 8, 2019.

Little Gem History

Other Productions of Little Gem

2019   Off-Broadway Irish Repertory Theatre Original Off-Broadway Production
Off-Broadway

Little Gem - 2019 Off-Broadway Awards and Nominations

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Year Ceremony Category Nominee
2020 Outer Critics Circle Awards Outstanding Featured Actress in a Play Marsha Mason

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