Dancing at Lughnasa by Brian Friel

Dancing at Lughnasa by Brian Friel

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Dancing at Lughnasa by Brian Friel

It is 1936 and harvest time in County Donegal. In a house just outside the village of Ballybeg live the five Mundy sisters, barely making ends meet, their ages ranging from twenty-six up to forty. The two male members of the household are brother Jack, a missionary priest, repatriated from Africa by his superiors after 25 years, and the seven-year-old child of the youngest sister. In depicting two days in the life of this menage, Brian Friel evokes not simply the interior landscape of a group of human beings trapped in their domestic situation, but the wider landscape, interior and exterior, Christian and pagan, of which they are a part. It won the 1991 Olivier Award for Best Play of the Year and the Evening Standard Award for Best Play, the 1992 Tony Award for Best Play and New York Drama Critics' Circle award for Best Play.
Brian Friel was born in Omagh, County Tyrone, in 1929. His plays include Philadelphia, Here I Come!,Translations, Faith Healer, Making History, Dancing at Lughnasa and The Home Place.
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ISBN 13 9780571144792
ISBN 10 0571144799
Title Dancing at Lughnasa
Author Brian Friel
Condition Unavailable
Binding Type Paperback
Publisher Faber & Faber
Year published 1990-05-21
Number of pages 80
Cover note Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary.