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APRIL – SEPT 2010 - Abbey Theatre

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abbey theatreDavid McWilliams understands botheconomics and entertainment. In a unique theatrepiece, Outsiders, David offers a narrative of therecent collusion between the insiders of the Irishpolitical system and the financial sector.We welcome him as he makes his <strong>Abbey</strong> <strong>Theatre</strong>debut in this reflective, engaged andhumorous piece.At the heart of this season we questionthe very foundation of the Republic through ourproduction of The Plough and the Stars.One of the reasons we asked Wayne Jordan,one of our Associate Artists, to direct both ChristDeliver Us! and The Plough and the Stars, wasto engage that younger generation who have nofolk memory of the foundation of the State orthe callous gulags of industrial schools. We arelooking to young artists such as Wayne to bringhope, clarity and their theatrical vision to ourcurrent predicament.Sean O’Casey was critical of the idealism ofthe 1916 Rising. Ninety four years on, his greatdrama The Plough and the Stars, a play born out ofthe crucible of the founding of the Republic, stillallows Irish theatre artists to comment on societyand the manifestation of those ideals today. It is animportant play for us to stage at this time.The future of our Republic lies with all of us.Attending the national theatre can be part of theprocess of engagement and debate.We hope in the following pages you willfind work that interests or intrigues you, thatchallenges your expectations and rousesyour sense of citizenship. We look forward towelcoming you to the <strong>Abbey</strong> <strong>Theatre</strong> over thecoming months and to continuing the nationalconversation with you.Culleton, stiúrthóir, atá ag dul i mbun a cheirde arstáitse Amharclann na Mainistreachden chéad uair.Tá tuiscint ag David McWilliams ar aneacnamaíocht agus ar an tsiamsaíocht araon.I bpíosa téatair uathúil, Outsiders, tairgeannsé insint dúinn ar an gclaonpháirtíocht a bhíann le déanaí idir lucht taobh istigh chóraspolaitiúil na hÉireann agus lucht na hearnálaairgeadais. Fáiltímid roimhe agus é ag teacht chunAmharclann na Mainistreach den chéad uair leisan bpíosa machnamhach gafa greannmhar seo.I gcroílar an tséasúir ceistímid an bonn féinatá faoin bPoblacht lenár léiriú ar The Plough andthe Stars.Ceann de na cúiseanna ar iarramar ar WayneJordan, duine dár nEalaíontóirí Comhlacha, andá dhráma Christ Deliver Us! agus The Ploughand the Stars araon a léiriú, ná le dul i ngreim leisan nglúin óg sin nach bhfuil aon daonchuimhneacu ar bhunú an Stáit ná ar na gúlagannafuarchroíocha sin arbh iad na scoileannasaothair iad. Táimid ag súil leis go n-éireoidh lehealaíontóirí óga ar nós Wayne dóchas, soiléireagus fís amharclannaíochta a chur i gcion ar angcruachás ina bhfuilimid.Bhí Sean O’Casey cáinteach ar idéalachas ÉiríAmach 1916. 94 bliain anonn, déanann anmórdhráma dá chuid, The Plough and the Stars,ar dráma é a fáisceadh as breogán bhunú naPoblachta, deis a thabhairt i gcónaí d’ealaíontóiríamharclannaíochta na hÉireann trácht a déanamhar an tsochaí agus ar a bhfuil le feiceáil de na hidéilsin inniu. Is dráma tábhachtach dúinn é lenastáitsiú ag an tráth seo.Fúinn féin atá todhchaí ár bPoblachta.Féadann freastal ar an amharclann náisiúnta abheith mar chuid de phróiseas na gafachta agus nadíospóireachta.Tá súil againn go n-aimseoidh tú saothar snaleathanaigh seo a leanas a mbeidh spéis agat annnó a mhúsclóidh do spéis, a thabharfaidh dúshlándo chuid ionchas agus a spreagfaidh spiorad nasaoránachta ionat. Táimid ag súil le fáilte a churromhat chuig Amharclann na Mainistreach igcaitheamh na míonna atá romhainn amach agusle leanúint den agallamh náisiúnta leat.Fiach Mac ConghailDirector Stiúrthóir5

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