▸The Upside Down House
22nd October - 2nd November 2025,
The MAC, Belfast
Photography:
Carrie Davenport
A first love story, one last time.
Heartfelt, hilarious, and wildly imaginative, The Upside-Down House is a time-bending story about love, memory, and learning to let go.
When OLDER returns to the abandoned house of his youth, he comes face to face with the memory of his first love — vivid, funny, and impossible to ignore.
As the house begins to collapse around them, OLDER is swept into a dreamlike maze of the past, reliving the electricity and heartbreak of their hidden romance, and confronting what it means to move forward without forgetting who you were.
Cast
Shaun Blaney
Colm McCready
Creative Team
Writer: Ciaran Haggerty
Director: Patrick J. O’Reilly
Sound Designer: Isaac Gibson
Set Designer: Tracey Lindsay
Costume Designer: Rosie McClelland
Video Designer: Gavin Peden
Lighting Designer: Mary Tumelty
Production Manager: Gina Donnelly
Stage Manager: Sophie Thompson
Casting:
Mary Ellen O’Hara
Natalie Murphy