Sharp, twisted and funny, Fair Deal charts one last night in the Thornton family home.

Kiera is counting down the hours until she can finally break free of family commitments. Everything is in hand until her estranged mother, Sandra, a celebrated interior designer, lands in from Los Angeles. As Sandra’s demands escalate, the evening swerves into dangerously unexpected territory.

Backed only by her Uncle Daragh – a disgruntled actor – Kiera finds herself in a deadly fight for her future.

A satirical comedy, Fair Deal is a world premiere from the writer of One Good Turn (2021), Una McKevitt, directed by Conall Morrison. Fair Deal is an Abbey Theatre Commission.

Director Conall Morrison said: “It’s a rare enough script-reading pleasure as a director when you realise you’ve been gifted a play that’s going to have you whipping through the pages as fast as you can turn them, and laughing and gasping in equal measure. Fair Deal is very funny, blade-sharp, and highly insightful about the world in which it is set. It’s very much a play for today, but its social acuity is secondary to its full-colour characterisation and roller-coasting storytelling. It’s a chain of fire-crackers, and myself and the brilliant team we’ve been lucky enough to assemble – all of whom had the same response to the play as me – can’t wait to set it alight for our audiences!”

Cast will be announced in the coming weeks.

To see more about the 2026 Abbey Theatre season, click here.