This Way Up
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Stand-up comedian Aisling Bea hits career-highs as Aine, a woman recovering from a nervous breakdown in this hilarious and deeply humane comedy that she also wrote. Produced by Sharon Horgan’s London-based company Merman, who stars as Aine’s older sister, their chemistry illuminates the dark subject matter. Your heart will ache as much as your belly.
Directors
- Alex Winckler
Writers
- Aisling Bea
Cast
- Aisling Bea
- Sharon Horgan
- Aasif Mandvi
- Kadiff Kirwan
- Indira Varma
Synopsis
Aine (Aisling Bea), a teacher with a razor-sharp sense of humour, is trying to get her life back on track after a brief stint in rehab for a nervous breakdown. Supported by her sister Shona (Sharon Horgan), who is having relationship and career quibbles of her own, Aine battles her way to some semblance of happiness.