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The Wood of the Whispering by M.J. Molloy

The Wood of the Whispering by M.J. Molloy

Released Monday, 22nd November 2021
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The Wood of the Whispering by M.J. Molloy

The Wood of the Whispering by M.J. Molloy

The Wood of the Whispering by M.J. Molloy

The Wood of the Whispering by M.J. Molloy

Monday, 22nd November 2021
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The loss of traditional rural values in the West of Ireland is central to this play. The results of emigration from the region are no weddings and no children. Those left there are left to totter in to old age. But Sanbatch Daly, a descendant of the derelict Big House is determined to reverse the problem of rural decline. When Con arrives to cut down the wood at the D'Arcy demesne, he encounters Sanbatch living by the abandoned castle gates and soon meets “some comical Irishmen” in the wood of the whispering; a nether–world, where colourful characters live in “fear of losing themselves” pondering life’s path in love and living, against their practical needs. Sanbatch, sensing their way of life stolen away as the fairies stole Sadie, schemes to save the day; in the end of all, the young people with “enough good sense got“ settle in the “Wood of the Whispering”.

CastSteve Blount Venetia Bowe Brendan Conroy Eavan Gaffney Raymond Keane Megan McDonnell Matthew Malone Michael Glenn Murphy Arthur Riordan Darragh Shannon Director: Maisie LeeUnseen Plays Curator: Professor Christopher MorashAudio Recording: Windmill Lane Recording StudiosFacebook - @ AbbeyTheatreDublinInstagram - @ AbbeyTheatreDublinTwitter - @ AbbeyTheatre

More info: www.abbeytheatre.ie/whats-on/unseen-plays/

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