Following a hit tour and a sell-out run at Traverse Theatre at the Edinburgh Fringe, Consumed by Karis Kelly comes to the Lyric Belfast in 2026.
A 90th birthday party that no-one seems to want. Four generations of Northern Irish women, reunited under one roof. A house full of hungry ghosts, with more than one skeleton in the closet. Turn off your phones at dinner.
Winner of the Women’s Prize for the Playwriting 2022, Karis Kelly’s play is a pitch-black and twisted comedy of dysfunctional family dynamics, generational trauma and national boundaries.
Featured in Rolling Stone’s ‘Ten stand-out shows of the Edinburgh Fringe 2025’
Featured in The National: A show ‘that will stay with you for the rest of your life.’
★★★★ ‘A dramatic and stylistic explosion… the barely suppressed history of the Troubles continues to leave its mark.’ The Herald
★★★★ “Uncompromising vision and fierce originality.”
★★★★★ “Frequently blisteringly funny.” Broadway Baby
★★★★ “A fantastically paced and multi-layered tale of intergenerational trauma.” The Skinny
“Horribly, humorously gripping.” The Guardian
- Tuesday 24 February – Sunday 8 March 2026
- 14:30 & 19:30
- Price: £16 – £32
- Lyric Theatre Belfast, 55 Ridgeway Street BT9 5FB
More information and booking: lyrictheatre.co.uk/whats-on/consumed
