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Last broadcast on Sun, 15 Mar 2009, 20:00 on BBC Radio 3.
Synopsis
To mark the centenary of the death of Irish playwright JM Synge, Radio 3 presents new productions of two of his pivotal short plays. The Tinker's Wedding is a light comedy about the country people of Wicklow while Riders to the Sea is often described as the definitive Irish tragedy. They are presented alongside a documentary recorded on location in Galway and the Aran Islands.
The Tinker's Wedding
Sarah Casey ...... Denise Gough
Michael Byrne ...... Stephen Hogan
Mary Byrne ...... Brid Brennan
Priest ...... John Rogan
Riders to the Sea
Maurya ...... Brid Brennan
Nora ...... Fiona O'Shaughnessy
Cathleen ...... Denise Gough
Bartley ...... Nick Lee
Old Man ...... John Rogan
Another Man ...... Stephen Hogan
One of the Women ...... Caroline Guthrie
With contributions from Thomas Conway, James Harrold, Dara O Conaola, Lasairfhiona Ni Chonaola, Maire Mulkerrin, Dolores Lyne and Sean O Coistealbha.
Produced and directed by Steven Canny.
Broadcast
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Sun 15 Mar 200920:00
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