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Online, Monday 1st November - Monday 20th December
Unseen Plays is a collection of audio experiences exploring the work of unheralded Irish plays.
Engaging with the Irish canon and curated by Professor Christopher Morash, these nine plays will be released on a weekly basis from November via Spotify, Apple Podcasts and SoundCloud.
Featuring a collection of works that have been seldom seen (or not seen at all) on Irish stages, Unseen Plays will be presented in audio form. Distinct from radio drama, in that there is no intention to create the full auditory world of the play, with its footsteps and offstage traffic; instead, these performances are presented as readings.
Recorded at Windmill Lane Recording Studios, each play includes an acclaimed director with a full ensemble cast. The plays presented are listed below with their broadcast date included:
- The Image by Lady Gregory and The Words Upon the Window Pane by W.B. Yeats, directed by Sarah Jane Scaife – broadcast date Monday 1st November
- Light Falling by Teresa Deevy, directed by Caroline Byrne – broadcast date Monday 8th November
- Liffey Lane by Maura Laverty, directed by Lelia Doolan – broadcast date Monday 15th November
- The Wood of the Whispering by M.J. Molloy, directed by Maisie Lee – broadcast date Monday 22nd November
- The Evidence I Shall Give by Richard Johnson, directed by Conall Morrison – broadcast date Monday 29th November
- An Triail by Máiréad Ní Ghrada, directed by Darach Ó Tuairisg – broadcast date Monday 6th December
- Did You Hear the One About the Irishman? by Christina Reid, directed by Emma Jordan – broadcast date Monday 13th December
- The Pentagonal Dream Under Snow by Sebastian Barry, created in collaboration with Olwen Fouéré, Roger Doyle and David Heap – broadcast date Monday 20th December
