The impact on a fishing community of the failure of a local vessel to return home is the theme of an outdoor theatre piece at this year’s Galway International Arts Festival.
An Fear Liath, written by Philip Doherty and adapted and directed by Fran Núnez, has its world premiere in Galway next week when it runs for three nights outdoors in the Claddagh basin.
The late night open air spectacle promises a plot that “walks between this world and the next”.
The one-hour performance is a collaboration between Irish language theatre company Fibín sa Taibhdhearc, Galician National Theatre/Centro Dramatico Galego of northern Spain and Dutch company Tryater.
Nunez is artistic director of the Galician National Theatre.
Tryater is known as Friesland's most versatile theatre company and the oldest company in the Netherlands.
Fibín, which has its origins in Connemara, has specialised in Irish language work and outdoor spectacles.
It has had a highly successful residency in Galway’s An Taibhdhearc theatre for the past three years.
An Fear Liath will take place in Irish at the Claddagh Quay, Galway, from July 25th to 27th at 10 p.m. The performances on July 26th and 27th will have English subtitles.
Booking is here
