To Hell in a Handbag - The Everyman Cork

What to Expect

To Hell in a Handbag: The Secret Lives of Canon Chasuble and Miss Prism comes to The Everyman in Cork on Sunday September 27, 2026 at 8pm. The play offers a comic spin on Oscar Wilde’s The Importance of Being Earnest, turning the spotlight onto two of its supporting characters, a country clergyman and a governess, who keep up respectable public faces while hiding secrets of their own. Their story unfolds through schemes of deception, hidden identities and financial intrigue that run alongside the events of Wilde’s original play. Written and performed by Jonathan White and Helen Norton, the show has been praised as wickedly, side-splittingly funny, and this Cork date marks the production’s tenth anniversary tour, following earlier successful runs across Ireland and the UK. At 50 minutes with no interval, it is a tightly packed evening of Wildean comedy rather than a long night out.

Good to Know

• Date: Sunday September 27, 2026, one performance only.
• Time: 8pm.
• Venue: The Everyman, 15 MacCurtain Street, Cork City.
• Tickets: €26.
• Running time: 50 minutes, no interval.
• Age recommendation: 12A, with themes of an adult nature.
• Directed by Conor Hanratty; written and performed by Jonathan White and Helen Norton.
• Book through everymancork.com or the box office.

Getting There

The Everyman is on MacCurtain Street on Cork’s northside, a 10 to 15 minute walk from the city centre and about 5 minutes from Kent Station. City bus routes run along MacCurtain Street, and there is on-street and nearby car park parking for evening visitors.

Given this is a single-date touring stop rather than a run, it is worth booking in advance of the last week of September rather than leaving it to the door.