WINNER Scotsman Fringe First Award 2019
WINNER Lustrum Award, Edinburgh 2019
​NOMINATED Scottish Mental Health Awards 2019
WINNER Critic's Circle Award, Adelaide Fringe Festival 2023.

When E meets the man of her dreams, a professional cyclist, love hits her in the pubic bone like a train. But when it ends she plummets into a black hole of heartbreak at the speed of a doped up team on the Tour de France.

​A one-woman show about heartbreak, madness and how condiments are the ultimate coping mechanism, by award-winning playwright & performer Eva O’Connor.
 

‘Part Fleabag, part Marina Abramovic, it straddles the line between theatre and performance art. Eva O’Connor delivers a fiery performance that never wavers in its intensity… Her writing, too, is strong. The script is densely packed with jokes and rich metaphors and she explores the issue of mental health with sensitivity and aplomb.’
★★★★ Irish Times
 
‘O'Connor is captivating… Hildegard Ryan directs the performance with a confident vision… compelling…the writing has lyrical elegance… A vivid coup de théâtre renders it totally unforgettable.’
Irish Independent
 
‘A powerful metaphor for year of upheaval…Really deserves a wider audience.’
 ★★★★ Sunday Business Post 

‘so scarring and funny, so laden with jealousy and hate and wickedness…The stagecraft is starkly simple, the set could be a work of conceptual art, but delicious and shocking to watch, if not to eat…What a privilege to see this …if you want to see a bit of real theatre, go see Mustard.’
★★★★ Scotsman

‘scorching, honest and brutally nuanced…a confident and sensitive performance… beautifully crafted, with real elegance, subtlety and humour…Mustard has already caused something of a stir at the Fringe and is well worth a punt, if you can get your hands on a ticket.’
★★★★ A Younger Theatre

‘O’Connor’s writing and her portrayal of this damaged and passionate character is powerful, making Mustard a standout play that should be on your list to check out this Fringe.’ 
★★★★★ The Clothes Line

​‘with Eva O’Connor’s fiery and intense performance, you can’t help but stay fixated on her…Funny, touching, sad and all too easy to relate to, Mustard showcases some amazing storytelling…I left the show blown away by her strong and captivating solo performance. Strong, like mustard.’
​★★★★ Three Weeks

​Eva O’Connor has a fierce presence, as hot, fiery and burning as the mustard of her play… skilful writing elevates this above novelty into a breathless, intense show’
★★★★★ Ed Fest Mag

​​‘one-woman show about heart break and madness is crammed with life, wit and tragedy…words dance through the audience, propelled across the room by her rich, powerful voice…O’Connor has created a form that fits her story, like mustard fits pastrami…a play that gets under your skin and does not leave.
★★★★ Broadway Baby

​‘Eva O’Connor’s solo show straddles the line between dramatic monologue and performance art…The writing is appealingly spicy and has real poetic momentum’
The Stage

‘This piquant solo play, from the much-admired Eva O’Connor [is] humorous and impish – a delight to see performed – but at times it’s also heart-rending…it has eloquence and poetry to complement its lively humour…Like the condiment itself, then, Mustard delivers a hit of both exhilarating pleasure and bitter pain.’
★★★★ The Wee Review

‘We are always in need of new ways to explore heartbreak, and Mustard – through the art of storytelling and the aid of potent symbolism – provides us with just that.’ 
★★★★★ InDaily

'The script, intelligent as it is, truly comes alive through O’Connor’s pacey and dynamic delivery. Her embodiment of other characters, or E’s version of these characters, is immense.'
★★★★★ Binge Fringe