2016 Circuit Play: ‘Old Times’ by Harold Pinter
Ballyshannon Drama Society will return to the festival circuit this year with a new production of Harold Pinter’s ‘Old Times’. In one of Pinter’s greatest dramatic creations, first produced in 1971 by the RSC, Deeley and his wife Kate are visited by Anna, a mysterious friend of Kate’s from long ago. What begins as a trip down memory lane quickly becomes something more, as long-simmering feelings of fear and jealousy begin to fuel the trio’s passions, sparking a seductive and haunting battle for power. The play is currently enjoying a high profile revival on Broadway in a production starring Clive Owen, Eve Best and Kelly Reilly, with music by Thom Yorke of Radiohead. This will mark the society’s fifth adventure on the…