Two men walk into a bar. It’s Belfast, 2009. In the play Quietly by Owen McCafferty, now playing at Corrib Theatre, barkeep Robert (Murri Lazaroff-Babin), a young man from Poland, is watching the World Cup on the telly and fielding texts from his girlfriend. Jimmy (Ted Rooney) is the first to arrive. He was raised Catholic, […]
contemporary Irish drama, Contemporary Irish playwrights, divided societies, Gemma Whelan, Murri Lazaroff-Babin, Northern Ireland, Owen McCafferty, Quietly, Ted Rooney, terrorism, the Good Friday Agreement, The Troubles, Tim Blough, violenceIt’s a special night, indeed, when a local playwright–Ellen Margolis–can enjoy a world premiere of her own work in her own hometown. Even better, when that play is one of great intellect and wit, as Pericles Wet proved to be. Inspired by William Shakespeare’s Pericles, Prince of Tyre, Pericles Wet reimagines the original with a contemporary twist. […]
Alex Ramirez de Cruz, Andrea White, Artists Repertory Theatre, Ben Newman, David Bodin, Ellen Margolis, incest, Karen Rathje, Michael Mendelson, Murri Lazaroff-Babin, patricide, Pericles Prince of Tyre, Pericles Wet, Portland Shakespeare Project, Samson Syharath, Sarah Kindler, sexual abuse, Shannon Mastel, William Shakespeare