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theatre · Wednesday 23 September 2026 · 8:00pm 
Only You
At Mermaid Arts Centre · Main Street, Bray, Co. Wicklow
At Mermaid Arts Centre · Main Street, Bray, Co. Wicklow
Only You plays at Mermaid Arts Centre in Bray on Wednesday, 23 September 2026 at 8pm, a true story about childhood survival told by the person who lived it. Writer and performer Kevin Lambe is joined on stage by Ed Larkin and Yasmin Fallon for an hour-long account of trauma, resilience and finding a voice, built around the idea that a difficult history does not have to decide what comes next. The show is recommended for audiences aged 18 and over.
Only You is a personal, first-person account rather than a fictionalised drama; Kevin Lambe wrote the piece from his own experience and performs it alongside Ed Larkin and Yasmin Fallon. Running an hour with no interval, the show moves through difficult material, childhood survival and its long aftermath, but is framed around hope, courage and healing rather than staying in the darkest parts of the story. The age recommendation of 18 and over reflects the subject matter rather than staging or language. As with the Mermaid’s other theatre shows, accessible seating is available for wheelchair users and others who need it, but must be booked directly with the box office by phone rather than through the general online system, since accessible spaces are held back from standard sales.
Mermaid Arts Centre is on Main Street in Bray, a short walk from Bray Daly DART station and close to Dublin Bus and Bus Éireann stops in the town centre. Car parks are a short walk from the venue for anyone driving from elsewhere in Wicklow.
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