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Moville gets a taste of Russia
with FrielFest
08.08.18
MOVILLE will be getting
a little taste of Russia this week as the 3rd
Lughnasa FrielFest comes to town for four rehearsed
readings of The Yalta Game by Brian Friel from 10 -
12 August.
Written by Friel in Moville, The Yalta Game is based
on a theme from a short story by Russian writer
Anton Chekhov, who was a great influence on the
Irish playwright. The play tells the story of an
accountant who goes on holiday on his own to a
seaside resort and has a brief affair with a young
woman. When they return home, they become obsessed
and vow to meet again. |
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Actor Stanley Townsend and Orla
Charlton who perform in 'The Yalta Game' by Brian
Friel at St. Eugene's Hall in Moville this Friday 10
– Sunday 12 August. |
Husband and wife acting
team Stanley Townsend and Orla Charlton are looking
forward to bringing The Yalta Game back to its
Moville birthplace. Orla explains: “Donegal was
hugely important to Brian Friel and we’re honoured
to be taking part in the Lughnasa FrielFest this
year. Bringing The Yalta Game to Moville is the
perfect setting, as both Yalta and Moville are
seaside resorts, and both are very significant in
Friel’s work.”
The rehearsed reading of The Yalta Game by Brian
Friel will take place at St. Eugene’s Hall in
Moville from Friday 10 – Sunday 12 August. Tickets
are 8 euro and can be booked online now at
www.artsoverborders.com .
Friel was a great admirer of Russian culture and the
3rd Lughnasa FrielFest acknowledges this with a
presentation of another play connected to Anton
Chekhov. Friel’s translation of Three Sisters (18-19
August, Foyle Arts Centre, Derry) will bring
together fourteen actors (including Jamie Lee
O'Donnell, Saoirse-Monica Jackson and Terry Keeley
from Channel 4’s Derry Girls) for a rehearsed
reading of this world of deception, disaster and
self-sacrifice, directed by Paula McFetridge from
Kabosh Theatre Company. |
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