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Gentle Island
Full-Length Play, Drama / 3w, 11m
Gentle Island
by Brian Friel
A morning in June. The inhabitants of Inishkeen, the Gentle Island, off the west coast of Co. Donegal, are leaving for good - all except Manus Sweeney and his family. In this parable of Ireland one of the characters remarks, 'There's ways and ways of…
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Cast Size
3w, 11m -
Target Audience
Adult
Details
Summary
A morning in June. The inhabitants of Inishkeen, the Gentle Island, off the west coast of Co. Donegal, are leaving for good - all except Manus Sweeney and his family. In this parable of Ireland one of the characters remarks, 'There's ways and ways of telling every story. Every story has seven faces', and the title of Friel's brave work belies a set of violent sexual and homosexual tensions. The island's story and history unfold towards a shattering climax.
- Time Period Contemporary
- Cautions
- No Special Cautions
Licensing & Materials
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Authors
Brian Friel
Brian Friel (1929-2015), largely considered modern Ireland’s leading playwright, was born to a schoolmaster and a postmistress. After working as a teacher in Derry for ten years, he married Anne Morrison and moved to Donegal to begin writing in earnest. His first significant ...