The Dead: In a Dramatisation by Frank McGuinness

Overview

The year is 1904 in the city of Dublin. Gretta and Gabriel Conroy attend the Morkan Sisters annual dinner on the Feast of the Epiphany and the last day of Christmas. An evening of laughter, music and dance ends in an epiphany for Gabriel. Recognised as a masterpiece, "The Dead", the short story from James Joyce's "Dubliners", is dramatised by Frank McGuinness. The play premiered at the Abbey Theatre, Dublin, in December 2012.

Authors

James Joyce

James Joyce was born on February 2, 1888, in Rathgar, a suburb of Dublin. He attended Clongowes Wood College, Belvedere College, and University College, where he studied philosophy and modern languages. After graduating in 1902, Joyce spent a year in Paris, but returned to Du ...

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Frank McGuinness

Frank McGuinness was born in Buncrana County, Donegal, lives in Dublin, and lectures in English at University College, Dublin. His plays include: THE FACTORY GIRLS (Abbey Theatre, Dublin, 1982, and Arcola Theatre, London, January 2006), BAGLADY (Abbey Theatre, Dublin, 1985), ...

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