These Stupid Things

Written by Hugh Travers. A White Label production. Festival of Curiousity 2019.

Nominated for an Irish Times Theatre Awards 2020

These Stupid Things which is running at Smock Alley Theatre is a truly excellent production with superb acting…For two actors to carry a play for almost two hours without losing any of their ability to keep the audience is a credit to both O’Byrne and Toner, the writing of Travers and the great direction of Sarah Baxter which pulled it all together . - Headstuff.org.

This charming production captured our imaginations and held us fast as the tides of love ebbed and flowed. Director Sarah Baxter has done a superb job of bringing to life Travers' gripping script. I appreciated her subtle direction where the audience gleaned as much from the dialogue as they did from the charged glances and pregnant pauses - Broadwayworld.com

These Stupid Things is part play, part human experiment.

Two doctors work to save lives by improving the decision-making of their colleagues. As they fall for each other and their professional and personal lives become intertwined, will their emotions cloud their reason and rationality?

These Stupid Things is a new piece of theatre about the thin line between logic and intuition that exists in our heads.

How do we really make decisions? Why do our brains lead us to do stupid things?

We all make mistakes. Is love one of them?

Credits: Cast:​ Rachel O’Byrne ​and Ian Toner​
​Director: Sarah Baxter
​Writer: Hugh Travers
​Set & Costume Designer​: ​Sarah Foley​​
​Lighting Designer​: ​Bill Woodland​
​Composer & Sound Designer​: ​Vincent Doherty​
​Producer​: ​Paddy Jo Malpas​
​Associate Producer​: ​Aoife Brady​
​Stage Manager​:​ Miriam Duffy​ Photography by Ste Murray

A White Label production. Supported by Science Foundation Ireland and Presented by The Festival of Curiosity. With development support from Kildare County Council, Fringe Lab and Science Gallery Dublin