Three Irish Widows vs. The Rest of the World, The

The Three Irish Widows vs. the Rest of the World, written and nimbly directed by Ed Malone, stars the agile, versatile Fergal Titley. He plays the three women and others in an Irish town and snaps from character to character physically, vocally, emotionally, in a bravura performance.

The Irish are good story-tellers, and Titley is a fine one -- fully animated as the three dutiful women, liberated by death, find fulfillment in shopping, sex and trips to foreign climes. The play, loaded with sexual fol-de-rol, is full of color (and “off color”), and is lots of fun as Titley bounces all over the stage like a slinky.