'The Asylum Worksop' play returns for 11 performances from June 14 to June 24 at The Black Box Theatre, East Quad, TU Dublin and Grangegorman. The grounds of the Grangegorman hospital is now the location of Technological University Dublin (TU Dublin).
The play which is a revival of the documentary drama by Colin Murphy explores the stories of those who were treated for mental illness in the Grangegorman hospital once known as the: “Lunatic Asylum”. The play is being produced in conjunction with final-year students of drama performance at TU Dublin Conservatoire.
Peter McDermott, TU Dublin drama lecturer and Director of The Asylum Workshop, said: "We were overwhelmed by both the demand for tickets and by the responses from those lucky enough to see the production. Many spoke about their memories of the hospital, of relatives who had been admitted there, sometimes never to come out again.
