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Tuesday 3 to Saturday 7 February 2009 at 8pm
The Home Place
by Brian Friel
An Grianán Productions
in association with
the Lyric Theatre, Belfast
as part of An Grianán's 10th Anniversary celebration and in tribute to Brian Friel in his 80th year.
Tickets: Tues to Thurs €20/€16, Fri/Sat €20
Preview performances: Friday 30 January to Monday 2 Feb 2009 at 8pm- all tickets €12
NB: no shows Sunday
It's 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 househeeper. 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 examined the tragic effect 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.
We have assembled a stellar cast which features some of Ulster's most acclaimed actors including Ian McElhinney in the lead role of Christopher Gore, double Olivier Award winner and Tony Award nominee for The Seafarer, Conleth Hill. The cast also includes Stuart Graham, back on stage after his extraordinary role in the acclaimed film Hunger, Lalor Roddy who previously appeared in the Lyric and An Grianán co-production of The Lonesome West, Miche Doherty and Aislin McGuckin, the Fermanagh born actress who is a regular on the stage of the Royal Shakespeare Company.
Directed by Mick Gordon
Designed by Ferdia Murphy
Costume Design by Sinead Cuthbert
Lighting Design by Mark Howland
Cast:
Ian McElhinney
Conleth Hill
Aislin McGuckin
Stuart Graham
Lalor Roddy
Kyle Riley
Lisa Lambe
Miche Doherty
Julia Dearden
Pepe Roche
Children:
(Letterkenny and Omagh performances)
Cormac Callaghan
Stephanie Greenan
Aislinn Nic Ghiolla Bhain
Thomas Vaughan
Productions photos by Declan Doherty
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Previous works by Brian Friel produced by An Grianán:
Press Release: Child actors wanted for The Home Place. Read on..
Press Release: results of open auditions announced. Read on..
Gallery: view production photos from The Home Place