On the final night of the 72nd Ballyshannon Drama Festival, we welcome Phoenix Players of Tubercurry will present ‘Translations’ by Brian Friel. The show will begin at the earlier time of 7.30 pm to allow for the Awards Ceremony which follows.
Set in a hedge school in 1833 in the North West of Ireland, Friels classic explores, language, love, relationships, co-existence, colonisation, nationality, and identity. Showing how language can both connect and divide people, while also illustrating the broader historical struggle between different cultures. While set in 1833, this play is as relevant in todays World as it was in Baile Beag in the 1830s.
Curtain: 7.30pm, Tickets: www.abbeycentre.ie (Sold Out)
