The Plough and the Stars

The Plough and the Stars

Abbey Theatre, Friday 27th February - Thursday 30th April

The Plough and the Stars was first performed at the Abbey Theatre in 1926. The audience rioted. Now regarded as a masterpiece, this provocative play is an essential part of our understanding of 1916. Recently performed during the centenary of the Easter Rising, Olivier Award-winning director Sean Holmes returns with this production of Sean O’Casey’s absorbing play.

Set amid the tumult of the Easter Rising, The Plough and the Stars is the story of ordinary lives ripped apart by the idealism of the time.

The residents of a Dublin tenement shelter from the violence that sweeps through the city’s streets. A revolution that will shape the country’s future rages around them. What kind of Ireland awaits them?

Date:
Friday 27th February - Thursday 30th April
Time:
7.30pm (Sat matinees 2pm)
Price:
€15 - €54
Address:
Abbey Theatre, Abbey Street Lower, North City, Dublin 1, Ireland
Google Map of Abbey Theatre, Abbey Street Lower, North City, Dublin 1, Ireland

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