Brian Friel
Author
Language
English
Formats
Description
Molly Sweeney, by the great Irish playwright Brian Friel, tells the story of married couple Molly and Frank, who live in a remote Irish village. Molly has been blind since birth, but now a surgeon – Mr. Rice – believes he may be able to restore her sight. In a series of interwoven monologues, Molly Sweeney takes us into the minds of three people with very different expectations of what will happen when Molly regains her vision. An L.A. Theatre...
Author
Language
English
Description
The epic sweep of Turgenev's 19th century literary masterpiece is brought to the stage by one of Ireland's greatest living dramatists. Fathers and Sons captures the ongoing clash of generations and philosophies. Set in a Russian country estate, Friel's powerful and resonant adaptation examines the inevitable conflict between the urgency of youth and the entrenchment of age.
Author
Series
Irish drama selections volume 6
Publisher
Catholic University of America Press
Pub. Date
1986
Language
English
5) Translations
Author
Series
Publisher
Faber & Faber
Pub. Date
1981
Language
English
Description
The action takes place in late August 1833 at a hedge-school in the townland of Baile Beag, an Irish-speaking community in County Donegal. In a nearby field camps a recently arrived detachment of the Royal Engineers, making the first Ordnance Survey. For the purposes of cartography, the local Gaelic place names have to be recorded and rendered into English. In examining the effects of this operation on the lives of a small group, Brian Friel skilfully...
7) Lovers
Author
Publisher
Farrar, Straus and Giroux
Pub. Date
1968
Language
English
Description
"A collection of jokes, riddles, tongue twisters, tricks, games, poems, and stories." --
8) Plays two
Author
Series
Publisher
Faber and Faber
Pub. Date
1999
Language
English
Description
A collection of five plays by Brian Friel.
