Irish Repertory Theatre is presenting The Aran Islands, A Performance on Screen, beginning a run on Tuesday, March 16. The play, by J.M. Synge, which will stream through Sunday, March 28, has been adapted and directed by Joe O’Byrne, and stars Brendan Conroy.
In the grey, sea-battered landscape of the Aran Islands, full of mist and wild rain, hearth is home and storytellers regale with tales by the fire. When John Millington Synge traveled to these remote islands upon the advice of WB Yeats in 1898, he discovered a bleakly primitive, mystical land that would inspire him for the rest of his life, leading to canonical works in Irish theatre, including The Playboy of the Western World and Riders to the Sea.
This all-new production was filmed in Ireland in early 2021 during the COVID-19 lockdown and made specifically for digital viewing. The Aran Islands: A Performance on Screen was filmed primarily at The New Theatre in Dublin, with additional footage from the Aran Islands and Dublin’s Smock Alley Theatre. Irish Repertory Theatre presented the stage production of The Aran Islands in association with Co-Motion Media in 2017.
Performance Schedule:
Tuesday, March 16, at 7pm ET
Wednesday, March 17 at 3pm & 8pm ET
Thursday, March 18 at 7pm ET
Friday, March 19 at 8pm ET
Saturday, March 20 at 3pm & 8pm ET
Sunday, March 21 at 2pm ET
Tuesday, March 23, at 7pm ET
Wednesday, March 24 at 3pm & 8pm ET
Thursday, March 25 at 7pm ET
Friday, March 26 at 8pm ET
Saturday, March 27 at 3pm & 8pm ET
Sunday, March 28 at 2pm* ET
Reservations are free but required. A donation of $25 is suggested for viewers who are able to give. For. more, visit www.irishrep.org
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