Izzy Parriss Productions presents the Work In Progress reading of 

HALF A SORROW

by Callan McCarthy 
Directed by Izzy Parriss

HALF A SORROW is a three-hander queer romance & psychological thriller following Bea, a woman caught between who she is and who she’s trying to become, as she falls for footballer Liza while confronting Shadow, the internalised defence mechanism she’s relied on since childhood.

As their feelings intensify, Bea’s combative relationship with her Shadow starts to rip everything apart, bringing up long-avoided memories of her estranged mum.

Can Bea learn to love Liza in time, or will Shadow and the reminders of her own complicated emotional past threaten to stall her life eternally?

Poster Designer: Georgie Proctor

Playhouse East

30th November 2027, 7.30pm

“You help the loud parts of my mind go quiet.”

CAST:

Bea: Phoebe Strickland

Liza: Millie Pender

Shadow: Tallulah Evans

Creatives:

Director: Izzy Parriss

Associate Director: Cara Dromgoole