Desolate Heaven, Theatre 503
In a draining first work, AilÃs NÃ RÃain infuses a coming-of-age saga with Irish folklore. The outline sounds gripping enough: burdened with caring for their ill parents, two teenage friends run away to the Irish coast. But then come cultural threads that weave uncomfortably into the canvas, plus surreal overtones that suggest the story is not so straightforward. On their journey, the two girls meet a l…