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Fathers and Sons
Full-Length Play, Drama / 6w, 9m
Brian Friel, Ivan Turgenev
Brian Friel
adapted from the novel by Ivan Turgenev
"The evening leaves you pondering not just the play's political implications but the ageless tragedy of parent child relationship." - London Guardian
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6w, 9m
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"Brian Friel is in many ways the Irish Chekhov, and his artful, absorbing adaptation of Turgenev's 1862 novel – more a transformation, really – has many Chekhovian features … Lyndsey Turner's spring-heeled, beautifully acted production creates a real sense of a new Chekhov play without losing Friel's individual stamp, so that the play's rhythm and melancholy seems entirely new-minted" - What's On Stage
"It is significant that Brian Friel's play is described as 'after the novel by Ivan Turgenev'. In short, this is no cut-and-paste version of the 1862 Russian masterpiece. It is more a meditation on its main themes and...is an ensemble piece that yields a rich gallery of performances" - The Guardian
"The evening leaves you pondering not just the play's political implications but the ageless tragedy of parent child relationship." - London Guardian
"Drama at its most stimulating and eloquent...has the density, complexity and richness of a great 19th century novel without the usual creaking stage mechanism of dramatized fiction." - New York Daily News
"A fine, solid piece of drama not just about the divisions between the different generations but also about nihilism, revolution and the immutability of love." -Time Out
Licensing & Materials
- Minimum Fee: £70 per performance plus VAT when applicable.
Authors
Brian Friel
Brian Friel (1929-2015), largely considered modern Ireland’s leading playwright, was born to a schoolmaster and a postmistress. After working as a teacher in Derry for ten years, he married Anne Morrison and moved to Donegal to begin writing in earnest. His first significant ...