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Misterman by Enda Walsh is a play centered around the character Thomas Magill, who lives in a small town in Northern Ireland. Over the course of the play we see him re-enact conversations with the recorded voices of the townsfolk, including his mother. It deals with themes of religious zealotry, grief, judgement, and insecure masculinity.
Thomas' situation is unclear at the beginning of the play. He has created a space for himself to live, wherever he is, and as a part of telling his story the audience should come to understand that there is a supernatural element to his confession. The space becomes a purgatory for Thomas, as he spirals towards his final moments - allowing the audience to witness his fall from grace. The only other voices we hear in the play are pre-recorded, which led the lighting to be centered on Thomas and his emotional state rather than being tied to specific locations or times of day, as if the electricity in the space was directly tied to his feelings of deep shame and elation that fluctuate frequently over the course of the play.
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