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Drama on 3: Synge: 100 Years On

Synge: 100 Years On

15/03/2009

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Two productions by Irish playwright JM Synge: The Tinker's Wedding and Riders to the Sea.

Two productions by one of the giants of Irish theatre, JM Synge: the country farce The Tinker's Wedding and the great tragedy Riders to the Sea.

New productions of two of Irish playwright JM Synge's pivotal short plays. The Tinker's Wedding is a light comedy about the country people of Wicklow while Riders to the Sea is often described as the definitive Irish tragedy. They are presented alongside a documentary recorded on location in Galway and the Aran Islands.

The Tinker's Wedding

Sarah Casey ...... Denise Gough 
Michael Byrne ...... Stephen Hogan
Mary Byrne ...... Brid Brennan
Priest ...... John Rogan

Riders to the Sea

Maurya ...... Brid Brennan 
Nora ...... Fiona O'Shaughnessy
Cathleen ...... Denise Gough
Bartley ...... Nick Lee
Old Man ...... John Rogan 
Another Man ...... Stephen Hogan
One of the Women ...... Caroline Guthrie
With contributions from Thomas Conway, James Harrold, Dara O Conaola, Lasairfhiona Ni Chonaola, Maire Mulkerrin, Dolores Lyne and Sean O Coistealbha.

Produced and directed by Steven Canny.

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