Modern Plays

Exciting new work dissecting the thirty-something preoccupation with status

Very much a play of our times, The Grown-Ups is a gripping examination of the way we live now and the thirty-something preoccupation with status, materialism and what it really means to be a ''grown-up'' in contemporary Ireland.

''You''ve no money, no career, no substance. You''re renting these days, people think there''s something wrong with you.''

Alan and Nicola are a couple desperate to keep pace with the boom time. However, when Alan''s sister Amy is involved in a scandal, Alan finds himself questioning his values and wondering if success can truly be measured by money, ambition and material gain. The Grown-Ups is a modern-day thriller that has at its heart the malaise of a society ''seduced by extravagance''.

The play received its world premiere at the Abbey Theatre''s Peacock Theatre, Dublin, on 10 February 2006.