New Marie Jones play “Fly Me to the Moon” triumphant on a New York stage

Sorry Cahir, I disagree. I was really disappointed. In my opinion it is Marie's weakest play to date. I understand why Marie thought the premise would create plenty of laughs but there was little substance to the story and little reason to empathize with the characters. Perhaps if the play was tightened up (it's way too long) and didn't end quite so abruptly the audience would be more enthusiastic about the protagonists and their predicament.

Sounds like "Fly Me To The Moon" would be funny were it not for the Catholic instilled guilt over serendipity infused, or inculcated into these two poor, working class women of Belfast. As a result, the characters are women of low self esteem. They do not recognize that their "entitlement" is to be happy, and that means to have their needs met.