In Plain Sight

Once Off Productions and NB Theatre presents In Plain Sight Written by Noelle Browne Directed by Veronica Coburn In Plain Sight is an off-site performance taking place at the Honan Chapel, Griffith College, Wellington Road, Cork In Plain Sight is a powerful off-site theatre performance that premiered in 2025 at the former Sacred Heart of Mary Convent Roscrea. It is about the history of religious-led incarceration and the power of storytelling to heal deep wounds. In a delicate and compassionate exploration through story and song, performer/activist Noelle Brown and singer/architect Camille O'Sullivan question the links between inconvenient history and place, focusing on the church-run and state-approved Mother and Baby homes at Roscrea, Castlepollard and Bessborough. The narrative incorporates reflections on original architecture, excerpts from government policy and correspondence from the archives of the religious orders who ran these buildings for over 70 years. Throughout these curated scenes, the show weaves original songs performed by Camille alongside re-enactments of Noelle's campaigning for justice which continues as pressure mounts on the State to purchase the remaining 60 acres at the site of the former Mother and Baby Home at Bessborough Co Cork from developers. In Plain Sight is an urgent piece of activist theatre about where we are now. It interrogates how to advocate for accountability from those who perpetrated these human rights abuses for decades and how to honour the victims. Directed by Veronica Coburn, with sound and original music by Denis Clohessy and lighting by Bill Woodland, In Plain Sight is a unique theatre event that is part town hall talks and part documentary theatre. It shines a light on community and nation, questioning who we are and how we can move forward while still grappling within the shadows of Church and State.

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