Dancing at Lughnasa

This moving, funny, lyrical play by Brian Friel is not to be missed.


Michael looks back on the late summer of 1936, when he was seven years old and living with his unmarried mother, Chris, and her four older sisters in the village of Bally Beg in Donegal. Michael’s Uncle Jack had just returned home after twenty-five years as a missionary in Africa, and they are also visited by Gerry Evans, Michael’s father who promises to marry Chris and buy Michael a new bike. It’s the festival of Lughnasa and there’s magic in the air as Michael watches his mother and her sisters dance crazily to music on the radio.

Production and Rehearsals Shots


Dancing at Lughnasa - Swan Theatre Company
Dancing at Lughnasa - Swan Theatre Company
Dancing at Lughnasa - Swan Theatre Company
Dancing at Lughnasa - Swan Theatre Company
Dancing at Lughnasa - Swan Theatre Company
Dancing at Lughnasa - Swan Theatre Company

Dates


24th – 28th September 2024

Dancing at Lughnasa - Swan Theatre Company

Venue


The Place Theatre
Bradgate Road
Bedford. MK40 3DE
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