One of the greatest Irish stories ever told comes to the Lyric Theatre!
A century ago, Ireland was reborn in the fires of rebellion and war. The playwright Sean O’Casey bore witness to these seismic events and dramatised them as the Dublin Trilogy, three great works of Irish theatre, full of history, humanity and humour:
100 years later, Druid Theatre Company will weave O’Casey’s three plays into an epic theatrical event of conflict, national identity and the human toll of war, DruidO’Casey. You can enjoy the shows separately or all together as a trilogy.
DruidO’Casey begins with The Plough and the Stars on August 5th, 7th, 15th and 17th at 7:30pm. The story of newlyweds Jack and Nora Clitheroe living in a city on the brink of rebellion in 1916.
In The Shadow of a Gunman, on August 8th and 9th at 7:30pm and August 16th and 18th at 2:30pm. Donal Davoren, Seumas Shields and Minnie Powell find themselves tragically tangled up in the Irish War of Independence.
The saga ends with Juno and the Paycock on August 10th, 11th, 16th and 18th at 7:30pm. The Boyle family who see their fortunes dashed amidst the upheaval of the Irish Civil War.
Renowned for their previous play cycles (DruidSynge, DruidMurphy and DruidShakespeare), DruidO’Casey will be the most ambitious production in Druid’s history.
Audiences will experience O’Casey’s work as never before: directed by Tony Award winner Garry Hynes, a company of 18 actors will perform over 40 roles the three plays in one day, drawing parallels between an Irish past and an international present.
They include four members of the Druid Ensemble, Garrett Lombard, Aaron Monaghan, Rory Nolan and Marty Rea will be joined on stage by Gabriel Adewusi, Tara Cush, Zara Devlin, Caitríona Ennis, Hilda Fay, Tommy Harris, Anna Healy, Liam Heslin, Bosco Hogan, Sean Kearns, Sophie Lenglinger, Sarah Morris, Robbie O’Connor and Catherine Walsh.
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