Spirited performances from Gary Murphy as the scheming match-maker, Thomasheen Sean Rua and from Paul Creighton and Conor Tallon as the totemic couple Pats Bo Cock and Carthalawn do a lot to cover the cracks in Brown Penny's production of Sive. John B. Keane's fissured drama of aged lust and rural avarice needs a peg or two of plausibility to hang from. The fact that Christine Horgan's Sive appears to be about 14 years old - and a graduate of Cheltenham Ladies College - makes the play seem both crueller and weaker, pointing up other contradictions as a result.

Although visually attractive, Catherine Mulvihill's set allows the audience to see each arrival before the actors open the door on the action, which takes place in a cottage of spartan penury. The device diverts the tension: what is about to happen is always obvious, there are no surprises. It also causes trouble for the lighting: inside it is obviously day - but the visible outside is permanently dusky with nightfall.

Director Tim Murphy's style is robust; his faith in the play sustains it and honest performances enrich its entertainment value.

Until August 14th.