‘I curse, I spit, I scream, I distract from the stinging in my eyes and I smash a bottle over his head.’

Seamie would rather down a litre of paint-stripper then do yoga or talk about his feelings. But then the new Senior Men's coach Kev returns home from Down Under (with a shite tan and a bird from Carlow). Before long Kev is adding mindfulness alongside lunges to the Senior Men’s training sessions and suddenly Seamie’s binge-drinking & fist-fighting methods of communication are put to the test…

Exploring the concept of toxic masculinity in rural Ireland, One of the Lads is a humorous and thought-provoking story about escaping the expectations society places on us.

One of the Lads is fresh from it's debut in the Mick Lally Theatre as part of the Galway Theatre Festival. Not suitable for children.