it’s getting harder and harder for me

Co-created by Alice Malseed and Sarah Baxter. Smock Alley Theatre, Dublin Fringe 2017. The Mac, Belfast 2018.

Each of the women might be feeling the weight of the world, but the show isn’t sentimental: it’s playful, sharp, and dry-witted. Painstaking and thoughtful, it’ll make you laugh and punch you in the gut all at once.**** -The Irish Times

The play’s director Sarah Baxter also co-created the production with Alice Malseed. What works beautifully in the direction is how the characters are choreographed on stage, they move within their own stories. The audience’s focus is on one character but always aware of what the others have revealed. -No More Workhorse

Ormeau Bridge, Belfast, on a Friday evening.
It’s hard to keep going and these women are on the edge. A lyrical punch in the gut. A three hander for the city’s forgotten. it’s getting harder and harder for me builds and unravels to tell the interwoven stories of three women living on Ormeau Road. The bold and exciting production exploring contemporary social issues is brought to life by three powerful, funny and moving female performances.

Cast Adele Gribbon, Emer Casey and Christiane O’Mahony (Dublin Fringe) / Áine Ni Laoghaire (the MAC).

Creative: Co - created by Alice Malseed and Sarah Baxter Co - produced by Alice Malseed and Sarah Baxter Writer - Alice Malseed
Director - Sarah Baxter
Sound design – Sean Dennehy
Lighting design - Maggie Donovan
Costume design- Triona Humphries
Tech operator - Líadan Ní Chearbhaill Photography by Ed Murphy