Struggling to provide her daughters with a safe, happy home, Sandra decides to build one - from scratch. Using all her ingenuity to make her ambitious dream a reality, Sandra draws together a community to lend a helping hand to build her house and ultimately recover her own sense of self.
Acting
Clare Dunne wrote and stars—raw, never begging for tears.
Direction
Phyllida Lloyd ditches Mamma Mia! sparkle for grounded grit.
Writing
Co-written by Dunne—lived-in dialogue, zero poverty porn.
Director
Phyllida Lloyd
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Clare Dunne developed this from her 2010 stage play after Ireland's 2008 housing crash destroyed countless families.
The 'self-build' movement this depicts is real and growing—Sandra's legal workaround mirrors actual Irish housing activism.
IE
GB
