After their summer smash hit with Jimmy’s Hall, the Abbey continue their newfound love of of staging adaptations which were celebrated in celluloid first. Let the Right One In is the Swedish romantic horror story which saw director Tomas Alfredson bring John Ajvide Lindqvist’s novel to a wider audience. It’s a tender, funny and brutal love story following the burgeoning relationship of Oskar and Eli. Oskar is a lonely, bullied teenager who lives with his mother on the edge of town. Eli just moved in next door. She doesn’t go to school and stays indoors all day. These two young misfits soon forge a deep connection but, when a series of mysterious killings plagues the neighbourhood, their friendship is tested beyond all imaginable limits. Let the Right One In is an exciting and unconventional choice of Christmas show for the national theatre. Tickets for teens are only €13 too.
Abbey Theatre, until January 20
