Saving For A Helicopter

Saving For A Helicopter is the debut play of Donegal native Gráinne Curistan, who grew up believing she and her father were saving for a family helicopter. As she moves from childhood through adulthood however, she finds that a different inheritance begins to take hold – a genetic kidney disease, long looming in the background of her life, finally demands centre stage. In this deeply personal and funny solo performance, Gráinne charts her journey from carefree childhood to the realities of dialysis, transplant lists and uncertain futures. Along the way, she brings to life a vivid cast of characters – family members, doctors, nurses, her younger self – capturing moments of tenderness, absurdity and fear with equal honesty.

Saving for a Helicopter was premiered to enthusiastic audiences at An Grianán Theatre earlier this summer and it comes to the Abbey Arts Centre fresh from a successful run at the Dublin Fringe Festival, where it ran for five nights at The New Theatre, Temple Bar.