Funeral Sandwiches
Venue: Theatre503
Date: 03–05/12/2026
Type: Theatre
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'When I die, I want to be buried in these slippers. OK?'
Around a kitchen table, in a house on the Irish border, the mirrors are covered and secrets are slipping out.
Sinéad returns home for her uncle's funeral and goes on a mission to find his missing slippers.
But in a house overflowing with traditions, relatives and increasingly questionable funeral sandwiches, it could never be that simple.
As the Wake unravels and tensions build, Sinéad begins to uncover a version of her family that she never expected.
Funeral Sandwiches is a darkly funny and deeply tender solo play about grief, family and the things we inherit from those who came before us. Through Sinéad and the Murphys, the play explores a family shaped by the Northern Irish border, the Troubles, loss and generations of not quite knowing how to talk about pain. As Sinéad tries to understand the uncle she adored, she is forced to reckon with the difference between loving someone and truly knowing them – and with the complicated, ridiculous and sometimes beautiful ways a family learns to survive.
Denmark Street Productions is run by producer Mathilda Parker-Craig. Beginning as a way to open doors for emerging artists; we're now building long-term, collaborative relationships, investing in artists as they take bold risks and craft fearless, ambitious work.
Running time: 70 minutes (no interval)
Age guidance: 14+
Content Warnings: This play contains distressing or potentially triggering themes.
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