Overview
A magical, compelling play from the author of
The Weir. Present day Dublin. Christmas Eve. Undertaker John Plunkett
is sharing memories of funerals over the years
and dispensing advice to his young assistant. But the arrival of his
daughter Mary ' estranged, grown up ' shows him the time has come to
face up to his own disastrous past. Otherwise, he will never be able to
create some kind of truce with his fear of the future. Conor McPherson's
play Dublin Carol was first performed at the Royal Court Theatre
Downstairs, London, in January 2000.