The Last Pearl is the fourth in a series of devised works since 2016 that include Shackleton, The School Days of Thaddeus K and Hunting Darwin.

Loosely based on the ideas of environmentalist James Lovelock, The Last Pearl tells the story of M, a pearl diver, in her search to survive in an ever-changing and increasingly challenging world.

‘An exquisite piece of theatre’ The Scotsman

⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ The Herald (Scotland)

‘It is truly a thing of beauty’ The National (Scotland)

‘Should not be missed’ Sunday Independent

‘Blue Raincoat’s best voyage yet’ Irish Times

‘Timely and powerful’ The Stage

Directed by Niall Henry
Dramaturg Jocelyn Clarke

CAST
John Carty
Sandra O Malley
Brian F Devaney
Aine Ní Laoghaire
Aisling Mannion

Set Design Jamie Vartan
Sound Design Joe Hunt
Lighting Design Barry McKinney
Lighting Technician Emily Waters
Set Construction Alan Clarke
Production Maurice Power
Production Assistant Francis Hegarty

James Lovelock

James  Lovelock (26 July 1919 – 26 July 2022) was an English independent scientist, environmentalist and futurist. He is best known for proposing the Gaia hypothesis, which postulates that the Earth functions as a self-regulating system.

He was an outspoken member of Environmentalists for Nuclear Energy, asserting that fossil fuel interests have been behind opposition to nuclear energy, citing the effects of carbon dioxide as harmful to the environment and warning of global warming due to the greenhouse effect.

“One thing that being a scientist has taught me is that you can never be certain about anything. You never know the truth. You can only approach it and hope to get a bit nearer to it each time. You iterate towards the truth. You don't know it.” JL

The Company

Blue Raincoat Theatre Company was founded by Fionnuala Gallagher, John Carty, Malcolm Hamilton and Niall Henry in the Autumn of 1990.

We are a venue-based theatre ensemble  producing  a programme of professional productions each year, with an emphasis on devising new work and staging modern European classics.  The company employs a repertory system touring some of these productions throughout Ireland and internationally.

Blue Raincoat also provides a broad range of professional arts related support for community and cultural programming within our immediate region.