Brian Friel’s ‘Translations’ opens at The Abbey Theatre from Wednesday June 29th, with previews from today and will run for seven weeks. Tickets start at an very affordable 13.
Here’s the lowdown:
Directed by Conall Morrisson, it features a cast that includes Denis Conway in the role of Hugh, and Barry Ward playing Owen, the rest of this stellar cast includes Janice Byrne, Tim Delap, Michael James Ford, Donal OKelly, Aoife McMahon, Janet Moran, Aaron Monaghan and Rory Nolan.
Its late August 1833. At a hedge school in the small Irish speaking village of Baile Beag, the pupils gather for their evening class. They worry about potato blight, gossip about a new babys father and make fun of the Royal Engineers from England recently arrived to survey the area. (more…)