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Programme note by Patricia McBride, Director of An Grianán Theatre
It is appropriate that Translations by Brian Friel is the first in house production by An Grianán Theatre. Of all Friel’s plays I think this one speaks the most eloquently about the people and culture of Donegal. Translations will be the first of many productions which offer a platform to the wealth of talent from Donegal and celebrate the distinctive culture of this Northwest corner of the island.
Like our colleagues in Fada Theatre Company from Ballybofey we are committed to offering the highest standard of artistic excellence to the theatre going public.
An Grianán Theatre is Ireland’s newest theatre. It aims to be a theatre at the heart of the community offering entertainment, education and development projects and opportunities for participation in all the arts for all the community. It will be a platform for the distinctive culture of Donegal and it will promote the works of local artists both professional and amateur across the art forms, as well as producing and co-ordinating artistic projects including performances, classes and workshops.
It will offer the best of entertainment, arts and culture available form touring national and international groups and artists. An Grianán Theatre aims to be accessible to the whole community both physically and financially and it strives to a centre of excellence for artistic activity for local, national and international artists, to the benefit of the whole community.
Patricia McBride,
Director, An Grianán Theatre
November 1999
Originally published in the Translations programme.
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