Verity Bargate Award 2024
When Brigid gets a call from her brother Niall in the middle of the night, she knows something’s wrong. After he ends up in hospital, Niall moves in with Brigid as she helps him piece his life back together. Little Brother is a compelling exploration of a sibling relationship set in modern-day Belfast directed by Emma Jordan, award-winning Artistic Director of Prime Cut Productions.
Eoin McAndrew’s darkly comic and beautifully observed new play shines a light on the crisis of care in Northern Ireland, the strength of a brother-sister bond and the unpredictable journey towards recovery. Sometimes being there for the people you love is very very very difficult.
Little Brother was selected from 1,700 entries to the Verity Bargate Award, sponsored by Character 7. The award’s main prize is a fully staged production at Soho Theatre. The judging panel included industry experts Alan Cumming, Moira Buffini (Dinner, National Theatre; West End) and Anupama Chandrasekhar (Father and the Assassin, National Theatre). Previous panellists have included Phoebe Waller Bridge, Laura Wade and Russell T Davies.
