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Dancing at Lughnasa

by Brian Friel

A group of women dancing exuberantly, kicking up dust around them, smiling, wearing light cotton dresses and skirts

Booking and details

6 April — 27 May 2023
This show has now ended
The event location is

Olivier Theatre

National Theatre
South Bank
London SE1 9PX

The award-winning drama from the writer of Translations

Harvest time in County Donegal, 1936.

Outside the village of Ballybeg, the five Mundy sisters battle poverty to raise seven-year-old Michael and care for their brother, ‘Uncle’ Jack.

During the Festival of Lughnasa, Pagan and Christian meet and collide. The sisters fight each other, love each other, dance, yearn and survive.

Brian Friel’s Olivier Award-winning play is an astonishing evocation of a family’s world on the brink of change.

Josie Rourke directs this striking revival, with a cast including Siobhán McSweeney (Derry Girls), Ardal O’Hanlon (Father Ted) and Tom Vaughan-Lawlor (Translations).

Performed 6 April — 27 May 2023 in the Olivier Theatre.

Suitability

Please note: This production contains haze, swearing and incidents of discriminatory language which some people may find upsetting.

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Cast

 

Production team

Director

Josie Rourke

Josie Rourke

Set and Costume Designer

Robert Jones

Robert Jones

Lighting Designer

Mark Henderson

Mark Henderson

Choreographer

Wayne McGregor

Wayne McGregor

Composer

Hannah Peel

Hannah Peel

Sound Designer

Emma Laxton

Emma Laxton

Video Content Creator

Chris Ross

Chris Ross

Casting

Alastair Coomer CDG

Alastair Coomer CDG

Associate Director

Séimí Campbell

Séimí Campbell

Associate Choreographer

Jessica Wright

Jessica Wright

Associate Video Designer

Arthur Skinner

Arthur Skinner

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Dancing at Lughnasa Ticket prices

All performances
£20, £39, £49, £59, £69, £89

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Photography (Siobhán McSweeney, Justine Mitchell, Louisa Harland, Bláithín Mac Gabhann and Alison Oliver) by Will Douglas.