Bogboy
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CURRENTLY CLOSED
Opened Sep 11, 2011
Closed Sep 25, 2011
Opened Sep 11, 2011
Closed Sep 25, 2011
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Running Time:
1hr. 0min.
1hr. 0min.
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WHAT IS IT ABOUT?
Two lost souls. One beautiful friendship. And a secret that won't stay buried.
Written by DEIRDRE KINAHAN
"A beautiful fluid production, evocative, moving...stunning" -THE IRISH TIMES
When heroin addict Brigit leaves the chaos of her life in Dublin she meets reclusive local farmer Hughie Dolan and finds her first hopes for a future...but the idyllic life she imagines in Meath soon unravels.
From award-winning Dublin playwright Deirdre Kinahan (Moment; Hue & Cry) comes a moving, intriguing and funny new play; a tale of deep friendship, violent murder and unforgivable deceit.
Artist Talk Backs:
Friday, September 9: Audience talkback with playwright Deirdre Kinahan, moderated by Aedin Moloney, Fallen Angel Theatre Company
Thursday, September 15: Audience talkback with actors Steve Blount, Noelle Brown, Sorcha Fox and Emmet Kirwan, moderated by George Heslin, Artistic Director, Origin Theatre
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A tale of two lost souls looking for redemption unfolds alongside a decades-old mystery in Deirdre Kinahan's richly imagined if underdeveloped, Bogboy, playing at the Irish Arts Center. Director Jo Mangan's starkly conceived, 55-minute production may never fully convince, but it features a pair of powerhouse performances that almost mitigate the play's shortcomings.
The play centers on how Brigit (Sorcha Fox), a newly clean drug addict, and Hughie (Steve Blount), a loner living on the bogs in rural Ireland, become unlikely friends as she tries to reclaim her life. Kinahan frames the scenes revealing the trajectory of their friendship -- as well as what Brigit perceives as Hughie's ultimat[...]