Afterplay

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Afterplay is a 2002 one-act play by Brian Friel. It centres on two characters from Chekhov (Sonya from Uncle Vanya and Andrey from Three Sisters ) meeting in Moscow in the 1920s.

It premiered at the Gate Theatre in Dublin in 2002. [1] It has been revived at the Gielgud Theatre in 2002, directed by Robin Lefevre and starring John Hurt (Andrey) and Penelope Wilton (Sonja) [2] [3] [4] the King's Theatre, Edinburgh and in 2009, starring Frances Barber and Niall Buggy. The reviewer of the 2009 production wrote: "...in Friel's vision, in which Andrey and Sonya meet by chance, the emotional trauma of distant events weighs heavily." [5] The Studio space at the Crucible Theatre production in 2014 starred Niamh Cusack (Sonja) and Sean Gallagher (Andrey). [6] [7]

The play premiered in New York at the Off Broadway Irish Repertory Theatre on 2 October 2016 in a limited engagement to 6 November 2016. Directed by Joe Dowling, the play stars Dermot Crowley and Dearbhla Molloy. The New York Times reviewer wrote: "Their dialogue sounds extemporaneous, their monologues genuine and heartfelt. Each listens to the other with visible compassion." [8]

References

  1. ↑ Archived 2014-01-13 at the Wayback Machine gatetheatre.ie
  2. ↑ britishtheatreguide.info
  3. ↑ "Afterplay". Archived from the original on 2002-12-16. Retrieved 2014-01-13. bbc.co.uk
  4. ↑ Billington, Michael. "Review" The Guardian, 20 September 2002
  5. ↑ Fisher, Mark. "Review" The Guardian, 1 September 2009
  6. ↑ 2014 revival sheffieldtheatres.co.uk Archived January 13, 2014, at the Wayback Machine
  7. ↑ Afterplay Archived 2017-09-06 at the Wayback Machine whatsonstage.com, accessed 4 October 2016
  8. ↑ Jaworowski, Ken. "Review: A Minor Brian Friel Play, With 2 Major Performances" The New York Times, 2 October 2016


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