By Cal
Link: https://www.stream.theatre/season/101
Available until: 9th May on demand
The Weir is the latest in the series of plays made available on Stream Theatre by the Irish Repertory Company – and it’s another really great production. Conor McPherson isn’t as big a name as Samuel Beckett or Eugene O’Neill, but he’s still a great playwright and arguably a more accessible one.
By Cal
Link: https://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/m000qplz/uncle-vanya
Available until: 30th September 2021
It’s only fair to say that if you’re familiar with Uncle Vanya, this play won’t be quite what you’re expecting.
It follows the story. It even follows the text very closely. I don’t know any of this play off by heart, but I occasionally had a look at the text to see how closely it was being followed and other than a few cuts, it seems as though they are mainly following the text. The gist of what they’re saying is the same as the gist of what’s in my translation of the play.
