On the eve of their emigration in 1847, three young women gather for one final céilí, a last spree, an American Wake, a living wake before they leave behind a famine broken Ireland and the village that can no longer support them.
Around a 20 foot kitchen table, through song, tune and spoken word, they carry us from the wild energy of a final night together into the famine roads, the coffin ships, and the first hard landing abroad.
The Last Céilí is a live music theatre work about leaving, survival, and the fierce will to begin again.