"Ten years on from the Regency Hotel shooting, a one‑man play about Gerry 'The Monk' Hutch is returning to the stage, this time in the far larger Ambassador Theatre after last year's sold‑out run at a much smaller venue. Written and performed by Rex Ryan, son of the late broadcaster Gerry Ryan, the show charts the life of one of Ireland's most infamous and divisive figures."
"The Monk's name is etched into the public consciousness through an unprecedented gangland feud that reshaped the country's criminal landscape. During 18 months of the Hutch-Kinahan feud, 18 people were killed, some of them innocent victims. So, does putting his story onstage risk humanising, even glamorising, a violent chapter in recent Irish history? And with Hutch signalling that he'll run in the upcoming Dublin by‑election, could this play help his campaign?"
Ten years after the Regency Hotel shooting, a one‑man play about Gerry 'The Monk' Hutch returns to the stage in the larger Ambassador Theatre following a sold‑out run at a smaller venue. Rex Ryan, son of the late broadcaster Gerry Ryan, wrote, directed and performs the piece, which charts the life of one of Ireland's most infamous and divisive figures. The Monk's name became central to an unprecedented gangland feud that reshaped the country's criminal landscape. During 18 months of the Hutch‑Kinahan feud, 18 people were killed, including some innocent victims. Questions arise about humanising or glamorising that violence and about potential impacts on Hutch's signalled political ambitions.
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