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- Herausgeber: Nick Hern Books
- Kategorie: Poesie und Drama
- Sprache: Englisch
A mysterious accident. A dead husband. People are talking. Secrets are resurfacing from the depths. Is the past ever truly dead? Beiv, a celebrated artist, has moved from suburban Dublin to her holiday cottage on an island off the coast of West Cork. But a dark shadow from the past hangs over her. When her estranged son and his new young wife arrive to stay, she is faced with some difficult questions. Nancy Harris's play The Beacon was premiered at the Town Hall Theatre, Galway, in September 2019 before transferring to the Gate Theatre, Dublin, as part of the 2019 Dublin Theatre Festival, in a co-production between Druid and the Gate, directed by Garry Hynes.
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Veröffentlichungsjahr: 2019
Nancy Harris
THE BEACON
NICK HERN BOOKS
London
www.nickhernbooks.co.uk
Contents
Original Production
Acknowledgements
Dedication
Characters
Note on Text
The Beacon
About the Author
Copyright and Performing Rights Information
The Beacon was produced by Druid and the Gate Theatre, Dublin, and first performed at the Town Hall Theatre, Galway, on 20 September 2019, before transferring to the Gate on 2 October 2019. The cast was as follows:
DONAL
Ian-Lloyd Anderson
BEIV
Jane Brennan
BONNIE
Rae Gray
RAY
Dan Monaghan
COLM
Marty Rea
Director
Garry Hynes
Set and Costume Designer
Francis O’Connor
Lighting Designer
James F. Ingalls
Sound Designer
Gregory Clarke
Fight Director
James Cosgrave
Acknowledgements
My heartfelt thanks to Garry Hynes, for commissioning this play, for believing in it and for her great patience while she waited for me to deliver it.
Huge thanks also to Selina Cartmell for her continued support and encouragement and for bringing The Beacon so wholeheartedly to The Gate’s stage.
My thanks also to the following people, who in various ways were instrumental to the development of this play: Marty Rea, Rory Nolan, Mallory Adams, Catherine Byrne, Thomas Conway, everyone at Druid, everyone at the Gate Theatre, Dave Evans, Rochelle Stevens, my family. And lastly, to Kwasi, with love.
N.H.
For Dad, with love
Characters
BEIV, late fifties, early sixties, from Dublin
COLM, thirties, from Dublin
BONNIE, twenties, from California
DONAL, thirties, from West Cork
RAY, twenties, from South Dublin
Note on Text
A forward slash (/) indicates an overlap in dialogue.
Setting
Beiv’s cottage on an island off the coast of West Cork.
Modern, stylish, minimalist.
The back wall is made almost entirely of glass and looks out onto the sea.
On one side of the room is a front door. A beaded curtain leads out to a kitchen, off.
This ebook was created before the end of rehearsals and so may differ slightly from the play as performed.
ACT ONE
