Saving for a Helicopter

Gráinne is saving for a helicopter. She always has been.

What begins as a childhood dream shared with her father becomes something more complicated as adulthood arrives and an inherited illness begins to shape her future. With dark humour, music and honesty, Gráinne tells a deeply personal story of family, memory, working-class identity, hospital life and hope. 

You’ll laugh. You might cry. You’ll leave thinking about what we inherit, what we carry, and how we keep going. 

Funded by An Grianán Theatre, Donegal County Council, & the Arts Council / An Chomhairle Ealaíon. Developed at axis: Ballymun’s axis Assemble Programme, An Grianán Theatre’s Acorn Programme & Dublin Fringe Festival Studios. 

Image Credit: Paul McGuckin