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

The Peacock Theatre, 26 Lower Abbey Street, Dublin 1. Please exchange this voucher for your ticket 15-30 mins prior to performance.