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Brian Friel's "Dancing at Lughnasa" at the National Theatre: Josie Rourke's Spirited Revival of This 1990 Classic Is More Fun than Subtle

by Aleks Sierz

Brian Friel's classic play about the blending of Paganism and Christianity in 1930s Ireland is more than 30 years old " and I remember seeing the original production from Dublin's Abbey Theatre when it visited the National Theatre in 1990. That haunting production, directed by Patrick Mason, had a fine mixture of wistfulness and passion. […] The full version of the article Brian Friel's "Dancing at Lughnasa" at the…

SOURCE: thetheatretimes.com at 10:23am on April 27, 2023