Nettle Horse by Little John Nee

It's 2035. Hundreds of dispossessed families travel west after winning a lottery orchestrated by an unscrupulous local councilor at the behest of Dandelion Ní Houlihan, a mysterious 103 year Bostonian benefactor seeking beatification.
All roads lead to Gortnapuca where gangs of carpenters sleep ten to a tent in anticipation of a building frenzy, Mink Devine is selling edible beetles, and a small boy finds solace amidst the chaos by befriending a horse in a circus field.
Set in the near future, ‘Nettle Horse’ by award winning writer, performer and musician, Little John Nee is a transformative theatrical odyssey weaving storytelling, song, and satire that invites the audience to step into a parallel universe and witness the magic of their own imaginations in creating the future.
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Based in the west of Ireland Little John Nee is an award winning writer, performer and musician. He has developed a unique style of musical storytelling theatre that can be simultaneously hilarious and heart-breaking, winning him both national and international recognition.
"A masterpiece of story telling [about Rural Electric]"
- The Guardian
"A mesmerising piece of theatre balanced somewhere between the stories of Gabriel Garcia Marquez and a zen meditation session. The evening made me feel as if I was a child again, enthralled by a magical story [about Sparkplug]"
- Michael Harding, The Irish Times
"I don’t think I’ve seen anything this funny in years [about The Derry Boat]"
- Brigid McLaughlin Sunday Independent.
On Tour .. Fri 09 Feb 2024, 8pm, Draíocht Studio www.draiocht.ie