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Sebastian Barry talks about Tales of Ballycumber, coming to the Abbey Theatre

‘Here, now listen, I’ll tell you a tale…’

The next major play to hit the Abbey Stage, from Wednesday 30 September, is Sebastian Barry’s Tales of Ballycumber. (Darren has already given tickets away.)

This play, a world premiere by the twice Booker-nominated author of The Secret Scripture (the Hughes & Hughes Irish Novel of the Year 2009 and winner of the 2008 Costa Book of the Year Award) is part of this year’s Ulster Bank Dublin Theatre Festival.

Featuring Aaron Monaghan, Derbhle Crotty, Dessie Gallagher and Stephen Rea and directed by David Leveaux,  the play – “stirring the ghosts of a past fraught with sorry, isolation and emptiness” -  is in previews 30 September and Thursday 1, Friday 2, Saturday 3, Monday 5 and Tuesday 6 October and then runs from the 7 to Saturday 7 November. Ticket prices for previews from €18 and for the evening shows from €25.

Here the playwright talks about the Abbey Theatre, this play and what you can expect.

For more details, please visit the Abbey Theatre website. My thanks to David for sending this on.