The Lyric Theatre and An Grianan Theatre
Presents
The Northern Ireland premiere of
The Home Place
By Brian Friel
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.
Cast:
Ian McElhinney
Conleth Hill
Aislin McGuckin
Stuart Graham
Lalor Roddy
Kyle Riley
Lisa Lambe
Miche Doherty
Julia Dearden
Pepe Roche
Directed by Mick Gordon;
Designed by Ferdia Murphy;
Costume Design by Sinead Cuthbert,
Lighting Design by Mark Howland.
Grand Opera House, Belfast
Tuesday 10 – Saturday 21 February 2009 (excl. Sunday) at 7.30pm
Matinee: Saturday 14 at 2.30pm
Schools Matinees on Wednesday 18 and Thursday 19 February at 11am.
Booking: 028-9024 1919
Booking: Grand Opera House Box Office, Great Victoria Street , Belfast BT2 7HR
Also touring to An Grianán Theatre, Letterkenny, Town Hall Theatre, Galway, Cork Opera House, Market Place Theatre, Armagh and Strule Arts Centre, Omagh.
