Nun the Wiser @ Old Fire Station, George Street, Oxford

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At 26, Triona Adams traded a glittering career as a London theatrical agent for life in an enclosed Benedictine convent. She stayed for a year. Nun The Wiser is her bittersweet and comic account of what happens when a modern, independent woman tries to become a nun and discovers she’s not exactly a natural.
Living with 13 strong-minded women aged between 54 and 100, Triona entered a centuries-old way of life and discovered, sometimes painfully, how modern values, intellect, and spirituality clash with ancient traditions. Amid the silence and discipline, she found moments of tenderness, fleeting laughter, and unexpected friendship.
On a diet of Spam fritters and Dad’s Army, cut off from the world beyond the convent walls, Triona’s story is as funny as it is moving — a unique glimpse into faith, community, and the search for purpose in unlikely places.
Triona’s remarkable story caught the attention of BBC Radio 4, which commissioned The Lemon Squeezer, a play based on her experiences in the convent. It was broadcast in 2009, as The Afternoon Play. She went on to adapt her story for the stage, premiering her acclaimed one-woman show at the 2009 Edinburgh Fringe Festival before embarking on a successful tour across the UK.

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