Since 1904 Ireland's National Theatre has shouldered the burden of staging the people’s art in the land of Beckett, Synge, and Yeats, the modernist poet-prophet who founded it. The Abbey's tradition of fearless writing lives on in this "audacious" new work by O’Rowe (NY Times) which recounts angels and demons, passion and atonement, in three interlocked monologues that wrestle vivid, half-rhymed poetry from sublime vulgarity. "Gripping, grotesque, and deliriously good" (Sunday Tribune (UK)), O’Rowe’s sordid epic pushes toward heaven but wallows in unholier places. This is the Abbey Theatre’s first-ever appearance in NC and the first time they've toured the U.S. in a decade. Presented by Duke Performances at the Carolina Theatre of Durham.
Warning: Not for the faint of heart. Contains strong language and violent descriptions. Recommended for ages 18 and over.
Cast:
“A” – Olwen Fouéré
“B” – Catherine Walker
“C” – Declan Conlon
Please Note:
Tickets to Duke Performances' presentation of Abbey Theatre at the Carolina Theatre must be purchased through the Carolina Theatre website, by calling 919-560-3030, or by visiting the Carolina Theatre box office at 309 W. Morgan Street in downtown Durham. Tickets for all Carolina Theatre events are sold through Ticketmaster; Ticketmaster service charges will be applied.
Duke students may purchase $5 student tickets to see the Abbey Theatre at the Carolina Theatre from the Duke University Box Office or the Carolina Theatre in person, on-line, or via phone.
$5 Duke Student Tickets Available Through The University Box Office [click here]
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ABBEY THEATRE RESIDENCY SCHEDULE
Thursday, February 24- Saturday, February 26
THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 24
Acting Intensive with the Abbey Theatre
Bryan Rehearsal Studio, Bryan Center Rm. 127, Duke’s West Campus, 2:50 pm
Free & open to the public.
On Writing and Directing Terminus with Mark O’Rowe
Nelson Music Room, Duke’s East Campus, 6:30 pm
Free & open to the public.
FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 25
Following their performance of Terminus the Abbey Theatre will at Bull McCabes Irish Pub for a meet and greet. The audience will have the opportunity to grab a pint and meet Mark O'Rowe and the cast of Terminus.
