Big Love
The Peacock Theatre
Dublin
Ireland
Wed, 9th July 2008 - Sat, 2nd August 2008
IRISH PREMIERE
Fifty brides flee fifty grooms and seek refuge in an idyllic Italian villa. When the grooms catch up with their brides, mayhem ensues. Finally, unable to escape their forced marriages, 49 of the brides murder 49 of the grooms - and one bride falls in love!
Big Love by OBIE award-winning American playwright Charles Mee is a modern re-making of one of the western world's oldest plays, The Danaids or The Suppliant Women by Aeschylus.
Renowned for his radical reconstructions of existing texts and collage-like style of playwriting, Mee has taken the ancient tale and created a theatrical extravaganza. With sizzling dialogue, philosophical insights, soaring poetry, pop songs and dance - he paints a startling picture of the relationship between men and women, and the nature of love, in our time.
Selina Cartmell brings her trademark visceral and visual style to direct this exhilarating and darkly funny work.
Director
Selina Cartmell
Lighting design
Paul Keogan
Sound design
Denis Clohessy
Sign language interpreted performance
Saturday 26 July 2.45pm
Performance Info
Times: Everyday at 8.15pm except Sun
Sat Matinee at 2.45pm
Please exchange this voucher for your ticket 15-30 mins prior to performance.
IRISH PREMIERE
Fifty brides flee fifty grooms and seek refuge in an idyllic Italian villa. When the grooms catch up with their brides, mayhem ensues. Finally, unable to escape their forced marriages, 49 of the brides murder 49 of the grooms - and one bride falls in love!
Big Love by OBIE award-winning American playwright Charles Mee is a modern re-making of one of the western world's oldest plays, The Danaids or The Suppliant Women by Aeschylus.
Renowned for his radical reconstructions of
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