Life Before You

Description

  • Theatre/Arts and Something A Little Different
  • Tickets from £16.50
  • City Centre
  • 12+
  • Sun, 8th Mar 2026 @ 15:00 - 16:15
  • 15:00 - 16:15

“I can’t care for you when you’re like this — can’t love you when you’re like this — you need to be--- you need to be better.” 

Gráinne leaves Ardoyne, Belfast, for England, chasing the promise of a better life for her daughter. She scrubs, she bleaches, she sacrifices— and piece by piece, she begins to disappear. Eimear grows up surrounded by privilege, stepping through doors her mother could never open. But with every step forward, she drifts further away — into another class, another name, another life. As they clash over diverging ideas of womanhood, what surfaces is complex and turbulent, straining their relationships — with themselves and with each other — to breaking point. 

Life Before You, a fierce and unflinching new play by Eva Hudson, directed by Roisin McCay-Hines, lays bare the fault lines between mothers and daughters. Addressing women’s healthcare, class, survival, and the erasure of aging women, it asks: what do we pass on, and how do we escape the lives written for us?

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Tickets/Times

Ticket Event time Cost
Life Before You

Admit One - 15:00

15:00 - 16:15 £16.50

Location

Address

4 Temple Row West, B2 5NY

Area

City Centre

Organiser

Old Joint Stock Pub and Theatre

Venue

Old Joint Stock Pub & Theatre

Central, homely and unique are but a few ways to describe the eye-catching Old Joint Stock Pub and Theatre. The venue regularly hosts, Christmas parties, wedding receptions, celebrations and corporate events in their city centre pub, just a short walk from Snow Hill station and New Street Station. Born…

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1. The ticket holder voluntarily assumes all risks and danger incidental to the event for which the ticket is issued, whether occurring prior, during or after the event. The ticket holder voluntarily agrees that the management, venue, event participants, DesignMyNight (WFL Media Ltd) and all of their respective agents, officers, directors, owners and employers are expressly released by the ticket holder from any claims arising from such causes.
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3. Please check your tickets, as mistakes cannot always be rectified.
4. Occasionally, events are cancelled or postponed by the promoter, team, performer or venue for a variety of reasons. If the event is cancelled, please contact us for information on receiving a refund from the responsible party. If the event was moved or rescheduled, the venue or promoter may set refund limitations. It is your responsibility to ascertain the date and time of any rearranged event.
5. The venue reserves the right to refuse admission and may on occasion have to conduct security searches to ensure the safety of the patrons.
6. Every effort to admit latecomers will be made at a suitable break in the event, but admission cannot always be guaranteed.
7. We regret that tickets cannot be exchanged or refunded after purchase.
8. Tickets are sold subject to the venue or promoter's right to alter or vary the programme due to events or circumstances beyond its control without being obliged to refund monies or exchange tickets.
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refused entry to or ejected from the venue.
10. The venue may operate a No Smoking Policy.
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12. The event listed on the purchased ticket is strictly for ticket holders who are over 18 years of age. Identification may be required.

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  • Written by Chris

    Rating: 4

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    Visited 6 days ago
    A very entertaining night - great compare and crowd involvement, and a good variety of acts. Drinks being so expensive means it loses a star on my rating.
  • Written by Brandon

    Rating: 5

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    Visited 1 week ago
    A great event all round! The night was well organised, entertaining and had a supportive atmosphere. I’d recommend it as it’s the perfect venue for this type of open mic!
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