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Performance
| Venue | Lyttelton (National Theatre) |
| Other spaces: Lyttelton Loft | |
| Town | West End |
| County | Greater London |
| From | 20th July 2016 |
| Opened | 27th July 2016 |
| To | 22nd October 2016 |
| When | Jul 20,21,22,23,25,26,28, Aug 4,5,6,8,18,19,20,22,23,24,25,26,27, Sep 5,6,7,8,9, 10,23,24,26,27,28, Oct 20,21,22 at 19:30. Jul 27 at 19:00. Aug 6,20,23,27, Sep 8,10,24, Oct 22 Mats 14:15 |
| What is currently on at Lyttelton (National Theatre) (V374) | |
The Plough and the Stars
T350758318This four act play set in war-torn Dublin in 1916 portrays the needs and aspirations of a group of neighbours in a timeless story containing elements of both tragedy and humour. The characters are both loveable and at times, irritating. Uncle Peter, who appears resolutely stuck in the past and at war with himself and those around him, sees Covey, a young man seeking to move forward, as his tormentor. Nora a young wife desperately tries to persuade her husband not to go to war, while Fluther Good weaves a seam of goodness throughout the play. People of different religious persuasions rub shoulders, and loyalties are frequently stretched as the story moves towards an ending full of pathos: prejudices are never far away in this tight knit community.
| Author | Sean O'Casey |
Archive :: production:T350758318, play:S2092809277, venue:V374
Production details
To mark the centenary of the Easter Rising, Howard Davies, who memorably brought O'Casey's The Silver Tassie to the NT stage in 2014, now tackles his greatest play.Company
| Producer | National Theatre |
| Director | Howard Davies |
| Director | Jeremy Herrin |
| Design | Vicki Mortimer |
| Lighting | James Farncombe |
| Music | Stephen Warbeck |
| Sound | Paul Groothuis |
| Director | Kate Waters (fight director) |
| Director | John Haidar (staff director) |
| Performer | Stephen Kennedy |
| Performer | Justine Mitchell |
| Performer | Tom Vaughan-Lawlor |
| Performer | Adam Best |
| Performer | Cavan Clarke |
| Performer | Siobhan Cullen |
| Performer | Kieran Gough |
| Performer | Lloyd Gough |
| Performer | Grainne Keenan |
| Performer | Padraig Lynch |
| Performer | Lucia McAnespie |
| Performer | Caolan McCarthy |
| Performer | Niamh McGowan |
| Performer | Justine Mitchell |
| Performer | Christopher Patrick Nolan |
| Performer | Roisin O'Neill |
| Performer | Richard Pryal |
| Performer | Judith Roddy |
| Performer | Eoin Slattery |
| Performer | Josie Walker |
| Performer | Fionn Walton |
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