DUSK

The inspirational figure of Ireland's mythological super-hero, Cú Chulainn, is the centre of DUSK, a new verse play by writer, poet and musician Eamon Carr.

Directed by award-winning theatre-maker Denis Conway, Dusk will feature a cast of leading Irish actors that includes Garrett Lombard, Denis Conway and Caoimhe Mulcahy.

In this unique drama, influenced by Agallamh na Seanórach (Colloquy of the Elders) and the Japanese Noh tradition, the ghost of Cú Chulainn appears in conversation with a modern young woman.

Dusk explores a provocative correlation between Irish myth and contemporary reality as unseen influences, which lie beneath the surface of our everyday world, manifest themselves.

Reviews

“In Dusk we see Yeats’ Cuchulainn: flawed yet ambivalent, visceral yet a ghost, invincible yet desolate: an anti-hero burdened with the pain of his life’s actions and, faced with the Morrigan, terrified by the thought of his own annihilation.”

Dr Elaine Sisson

“…strikes the balance between ethereal and human qualities in the character with gravity and intensity.”

Saoirse Anton
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“Carr’s verse play uses masks, music, song and dance to deliver a sweet ritualised meditation on regret…Rich theatrical tapestry... underpinned by pure conviction and executed with high ambition.”