POOR by Katriona O’Sullivan – Dublin

The highly anticipated return of POOR, the acclaimed stage adaptation of Katriona O’Sullivan’s powerful memoir, adapted by Sonya Kelly, directed by Gate Theatre Artistic Director Róisín McBrinn coming back to the Gate stage following its sold-out run and overwhelming audience demand.

POOR charts Katriona O’Sullivan’s extraordinary journey as she emerges from her childhood in Coventry and Birmingham marked by poverty, addiction and homelessness. Moving to Dublin as a teenager, POOR follows O’Sullivan as she overcomes seemingly insurmountable obstacles to earn a PhD from Trinity College Dublin and inspire a generation through her writing, teaching and speaking. This unforgettable story is vividly and movingly portrayed through her close relationships with family and friends, and thrums with the music that has resonated through her life.