BoXES - Town Hall Theatre.

Wed 25 - Sat 28 Feb 8pm
Tickets E22.50/E20 concession
The Lyric Theatre and An Grianán Theatre
The Home Place
By Brian Friel
Mon 23 - Sat 28 Feb 8.30pm
Tickets E12/E10 concession
Artemis Theatre Co
THE
CONSCIENCE
OF THE KING
By Anthony Daly
Versailles 1670- Louis XIV, King
of France has fallen madly in love
with Madame de Montespan. He
discovers, to his horror, that she
has betrayed him and everything
he stands for. How can you love
someone you cannot trust?
It is the summer of 1878, a time of unrest and the early days
of the Home Rule movement. The fateful events of The Home
Place take place over a single day at The Lodge in Ballybeg,
the Donegal home of the Gores, a planter family.
The Gores, father and son, are both in love with Margaret,
their housekeeper. All three pursue a hopeful dream of
freedom from their history and heritage and the “awful
burden” of the big house. The situation quickly unravels,
accelerated by Gore’s cousin Richard, who unwittingly
insults and inflames the local population during an
already volatile time.
Friel’s brilliantly crafted drama continues the historical
probing which in Translations examines the tragic effects of
a military operation to map the physical contours of the
Irish landscape. In this, his latest play, a scientific exercise to
determine the Irish character unleashes the tragedy, which
revolves around the ideas of national identity, love and
belonging. Beautifully written, this is classic Friel.
Directed by Mick Gordon; Designed by Ferdia Murphy;
Costume Design by Sinead Cuthbert, Lighting Design by
Mark Howland. Cast includes Ian McElhinney, Lalor Roddy,
Lisa Lambe, Aislinn McGuckian, Miche Doherty, Julia Dearden.
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