Youth’s The Season -?

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Abbey Theatre, Wednesday 2nd April - Saturday 3rd May

Toots: “We were happy then. Why can’t we be happy now?
Desmond: “Because you’re growing up my dear, you’re growing up.”

A group of young Dubliners work and play hard, flirt wildly, fall in love, and trade devastatingly witty insults. These characters at the heart of in Mary Manning’s coming-of-age satire Youth’s The Season -? feel startlingly contemporary.

First performed in 1931, this play explores life for privileged young Irish people between the two world wars. Mary Manning’s plays were extremely popular with audiences of their time and 2025 will offer the opportunity to revisit this precious gem from the Irish theatre canon. As Abbey Artistic Director Caitríona McLaughlin says, ”I believe the combination of Sarah Jane Scaife and Mary Manning is a thrilling prospect, and I cannot wait to bring this production before an audience.”

Youth’s the Season -? is part of the Gregory Project at the Abbey Theatre, a body of work celebrating the legacy of Abbey Theatre co-founder Augusta Gregory.


Date:
Wednesday 2nd April - Saturday 3rd May
Time:
7.30pm (Matinees 2pm)
Price:
€15 - €49
Address:
Abbey Theatre, Abbey Street Lower, North City, Dublin 1, Ireland

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