Written and performed by Dolores Mannion
Apple Tart is a play about and dedicated to Dolores’ mother. “My mother – a woman whose never ending song is in my heart bringing me comfort, happiness and making me complete. I may sometimes forget the words, but I always remember the tune.”
You come to realise that the mind of someone with Alzheimer’s can bring joy and teach you to live in the moment. Although they can no longer make memories, you can still relish the moment you share with them.
Dolores, who has been Artistic director of Cork Arts Theatre for over twenty years, trained as an Actress with the Lyric in Belfast. She is responsible for many of the innovations at Cork Arts Theatre: Cork Rep, the Emerging Artists programme, the Lunch/Supper seasons and the Creative Empowerment Programme. Dolores has directed over 120 plays including Over the Pub, The Cage, We Were There, and The Good Doctor. Many will remember Dolores in her one woman show Belfast Shirley.
Her gift of storytelling, she says, came
