BURNT OUT at the LYRIC THEATRE, BELFAST on the 11th, October 2023 written by Gary Mitchell, directed by Jimmy Fay
BURNT OUT at the LYRIC THEATRE, BELFAST on the 11 th, October 2023 written by Gary Mitchell, directed by Jimmy Fay Caolan Byrne, Kerri Quinn and Terence Keeley in Burnt Out at the Lyric Theatre Michael and Cheryl are a couple living somewhere in Belfast. They are clearly aspirational, Michael is aiming to be Vice Principal of the primary school he works at, Cheryl has built up a hair dressing salon. They live right across the road from the local 12 th night bonfire which has become a source of conflict. Someone has complained to the police about the bonfire, but no one wants to admit to it because of the likelihood of retaliation. The police, in the person of P.C. McGoldrick (played by Caroline Curran), have called to see Michael and Cheryl because they have been complained about. It appears that their large German shepherd dog has been defecating on the area near the bonfire. The police are depicted as an intrusive power possessed of some largely undisclosed yet