(Content Advisory: alcohol, language, adult themes)

Texas Fried Chicken. Abject misery. A one-way Ryanair ticket.

Welcome to Cuckoo—a darkly funny, fiercely honest, and bitingly modern story of youth, identity, and escape. Packed with pop culture references from Kylie Jenner lip kits to Lucozade, this bold debut by Lisa Carroll offers a raw and relatable look at what it means to be young in Ireland today.

Shortlisted for the prestigious Papatango New Writing Prize, Cuckoo is a sharp and sparkling play that unpacks the price of fitting in—and the courage it takes to fly the nest.