TEA IN A CHINA CUP by CHRISTINA REID directed by DAN GORDON at the LYRIC THEATRE on the 6th of MAY 2026
TEA IN A CHINA CUP by CHRISTINA REID directed by DAN GORDON at the LYRIC THEATRE on the 6 th of MAY 2026 Amy Molloy as Beth - Tea in a China Cup The Lyric theatre’s new production of Tea in a China Cup by Cristina Reid is a revival of the 1983 production first presented at the Belfast Festival. Mary Moulds as Sarah and Amy Molloy as Beth - Tea in a China Cup The backdrop to the first scene is a dark tenement row indicative of hopelessness, depression and death. Perspectival lines seem skewed and offset, the mise en scene owes something to the expressionist tradition. The sound design consists of traditional Belfast songs and tunes as well as rumbustious orange standards such as The Sash. The playwright is located in this working-class milieu yet also directs the audience’s attention to other possibilities. The play is rooted in the experiences of working-class women as they experience the turbulence of WW2 and extends through to the beginning o...