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Dancing at Lughnasa

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Dancing at Lughnasa is a 1990 play by dramatist Brian Friel set in Ireland's County Donegal in August 1936 in the fictional town of Ballybeg. [1]

65 relations: Abbey Theatre, Alec McCowen, Andrea Corr, Anita Reeves, Ballroom dance, Ballybeg, Barcelona, Barry McGovern, Bríd Brennan, Brian Friel, Catherine Walsh (actress), Catholic Church, Celts, Clown, Cottage, County Donegal, Dancing at Lughnasa (film), Daragh O'Malley, Dearbhla Molloy, Developmental disability, Donal Donnelly, Drama Desk Award, Dublin, Evening Standard Theatre Awards, Frances Tomelty, Francisco Franco, Gate Theatre, Gerald Schoenfeld Theatre, Gerard McSorley, Glenties, Guglielmo Marconi, Heresy, International Brigades, Irish dance, Knitted fabric, Knitting, Laurence Olivier Award, Leper colony, Lughnasadh, Malaria, Memory play, Meryl Streep, Missionary, Niamh Cusack, Paganism, Pat O'Connor (director), Patrick Mason, Phonograph, Rosaleen Linehan, School, ..., Second Age Theatre Company, Sinéad Cusack, Sorcha Cusack, Southwark, Spanish Civil War, Stephen Dillane, Teacher, The Old Vic, Tony Award, Tony Award for Best Play, Uganda, Vendor, Victoria Carling, Wales, Welsh people. Expand index (15 more) »

Abbey Theatre

The Abbey Theatre (Amharclann na Mainistreach), also known as the National Theatre of Ireland (Amharclann Náisiúnta na hÉireann), in Dublin, Republic of Ireland, first opened its doors to the public on 27 December 1904.

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Alec McCowen

Alexander Duncan McCowen, (26 May 1925 – 6 February 2017) was an English actor.

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Andrea Corr

Andrea Jane Corr MBE (born 17 May 1974) is an Irish musician, songwriter, and actress.

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Anita Reeves

Anita Reeves (24 June 1948 – 7 July 2016) was an Irish stage and film actress.

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Ballroom dance

Ballroom dance is a set of partner dances, which are enjoyed both socially and competitively around the world.

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Ballybeg

Ballybeg is an anglicisation of the Irish language term, Baile Beag, which means "Little Town".

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Barcelona

Barcelona is a city in Spain.

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Barry McGovern

Barry McGovern (born 1948) is an Irish stage, film and television actor.

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Bríd Brennan

Bríd Brennan (born 1953) is a Northern Irish actress.

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Brian Friel

Brian Patrick Friel (9 January 1929 – 2 October 2015), born in Omagh, Northern Ireland, was a dramatist, short story writer and founder of the Field Day Theatre Company.

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Catherine Walsh (actress)

Catherine Walsh (born 1970) is an Irish actor of stage and screen.

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Catholic Church

The Catholic Church, also known as the Roman Catholic Church, is the largest Christian church, with more than 1.299 billion members worldwide.

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Celts

The Celts (see pronunciation of ''Celt'' for different usages) were an Indo-European people in Iron Age and Medieval Europe who spoke Celtic languages and had cultural similarities, although the relationship between ethnic, linguistic and cultural factors in the Celtic world remains uncertain and controversial.

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Clown

Clowns are comic performers who employ slapstick or similar types of physical comedy, often in a mime style.

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Cottage

A cottage is, typically, a small house.

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County Donegal

County Donegal (Contae Dhún na nGall) is a county of Ireland in the province of Ulster.

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Dancing at Lughnasa (film)

Dancing at Lughnasa is a 1998 Irish-British-American period drama film adapted from the Brian Friel play Dancing at Lughnasa, directed by Pat O'Connor.

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Daragh O'Malley

Daragh O'Malley (born 25 May 1954) is an Irish actor born in Limerick, Ireland on May 25th 1954.

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Dearbhla Molloy

Dearbhla Molloy (born 1946, Dublin) is an Irish film, stage and television actress.

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Developmental disability

Developmental disability is a diverse group of chronic conditions that are due to mental or physical impairments that arise before adulthood.

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Donal Donnelly

Donal Donnelly (6 July 1931 – 4 January 2010) was an Irish theatre and film actor.

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Drama Desk Award

The Drama Desk Awards are presented annually and were first awarded in 1955 to recognize excellence in New York theatre productions on Broadway, Off-Broadway and Off-Off-Broadway.

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Dublin

Dublin is the capital of and largest city in Ireland.

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Evening Standard Theatre Awards

The Evening Standard Theatre Awards, established in 1955, are the oldest theatrical awards ceremony in the United Kingdom.

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Frances Tomelty

Frances Tomelty (born 6 October 1948) is a Northern Irish actress.

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Francisco Franco

Francisco Franco Bahamonde (4 December 1892 – 20 November 1975) was a Spanish general who ruled over Spain as a military dictator from 1939, after the Nationalist victory in the Spanish Civil War, until his death in 1975.

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Gate Theatre

Founded in 1928, the Gate Theatre is considered by many to be Dublin's home for great European and American theatre, as well as classics from the modern and Irish repertoire.

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Gerald Schoenfeld Theatre

The Gerald Schoenfeld Theatre is a Broadway theatre, previously known as the Plymouth Theatre, located at 236 West 45th Street (George Abbott Way) in midtown Manhattan and renamed in 2005 in honor of Gerald Schoenfeld.

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Gerard McSorley

Gerard McSorley (born 1950) is an Irish theatre, television and film actor.

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Glenties

Glenties is a village in County Donegal, Ireland.

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Guglielmo Marconi

Guglielmo Marconi, 1st Marquis of Marconi (25 April 187420 July 1937) was an Italian inventor and electrical engineer known for his pioneering work on long-distance radio transmission and for his development of Marconi's law and a radio telegraph system.

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Heresy

Heresy is any belief or theory that is strongly at variance with established beliefs or customs, in particular the accepted beliefs of a church or religious organization.

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International Brigades

The International Brigades (Brigadas Internacionales) were paramilitary units set up by the Communist International to assist the Popular Front government of the Second Spanish Republic during the Spanish Civil War.

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Irish dance

Irish dance or Irish dancing is a group of traditional dance forms originating from Ireland, encompassing dancing both solo and in groups, and dancing for social, competitive, and performance purposes.

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Knitted fabric

Knitted fabric is a textile that results from knitting.

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Knitting

Knitting is a method by which yarn is manipulated to create a textile or fabric for use in many types of garments.

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Laurence Olivier Award

The Laurence Olivier Awards, or simply the Olivier Awards, are presented annually by the Society of London Theatre to recognise excellence in professional theatre in London at an annual ceremony in the capital.

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Leper colony

A leper colony, leprosarium, or lazar house is a place to quarantine people with leprosy (Hansen's disease).

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Lughnasadh

Lughnasadh or Lughnasa (pronounced) is a Gaelic festival marking the beginning of the harvest season.

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Malaria

Malaria is a mosquito-borne infectious disease affecting humans and other animals caused by parasitic protozoans (a group of single-celled microorganisms) belonging to the Plasmodium type.

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Memory play

A memory play is a play in which a lead character narrates the events of the play, which are drawn from the character's memory.

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Meryl Streep

Mary Louise "Meryl" Streep (born June 22, 1949) is an American actress.

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Missionary

A missionary is a member of a religious group sent into an area to proselytize and/or perform ministries of service, such as education, literacy, social justice, health care, and economic development.

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Niamh Cusack

Niamh Cusack (born 20 October 1959) is an Irish actress.

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Paganism

Paganism is a term first used in the fourth century by early Christians for populations of the Roman Empire who practiced polytheism, either because they were increasingly rural and provincial relative to the Christian population or because they were not milites Christi (soldiers of Christ).

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Pat O'Connor (director)

Pat O'Connor (born 1943 in Ardmore, County Waterford, Ireland) is a BAFTA-winning Irish film director.

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Patrick Mason

Patrick Mason (born 1951 in London)The Concise Oxford Companion to Irish Literature, edited by Robert Welch, Oxford University Press.

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Phonograph

The phonograph is a device for the mechanical recording and reproduction of sound.

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Rosaleen Linehan

Rosaleen Linehan (born Rosaleen Philomena McMenamin on 1 June 1937, Dublin) is an Irish stage, screen and television actress.

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School

A school is an institution designed to provide learning spaces and learning environments for the teaching of students (or "pupils") under the direction of teachers.

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Second Age Theatre Company

Second Age Theatre Company existed to promote an awareness and love of classical theatre for all, but especially young people and new audiences for Shakespeare.

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Sinéad Cusack

Sinéad Moira Cusack (born 18 February 1948) is an Irish stage, television and film actress.

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Sorcha Cusack

Sorcha Cusack (born 9 April 1949) is an Irish actress.

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Southwark

Southwark is a district of Central London and part of the London Borough of Southwark.

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Spanish Civil War

The Spanish Civil War (Guerra Civil Española),Also known as The Crusade (La Cruzada) among Nationalists, the Fourth Carlist War (Cuarta Guerra Carlista) among Carlists, and The Rebellion (La Rebelión) or Uprising (Sublevación) among Republicans.

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Stephen Dillane

Stephen John Dillane (born 27 March 1957) is an English actor.

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Teacher

A teacher (also called a school teacher or, in some contexts, an educator) is a person who helps others to acquire knowledge, competences or values.

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The Old Vic

The Old Vic is a 1,000-seat, not-for-profit producing theatre, located just south-east of Waterloo station on the corner of the Cut and Waterloo Road in Lambeth, London, England.

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Tony Award

The Antoinette Perry Award for Excellence in Broadway Theatre, more commonly known as the Tony Award, recognizes excellence in live Broadway theatre.

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Tony Award for Best Play

The Tony Award for Best Play (formally, the Antoinette Perry Award for Excellence in Theatre) is an annual award celebrating achievements in live American theatre, including musical theatre, honoring productions on Broadway in New York City.

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Uganda

Uganda, officially the Republic of Uganda (Jamhuri ya Uganda), is a landlocked country in East Africa.

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Vendor

In a supply chain, a vendor, or a seller, is an enterprise that contributes goods or services.

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Victoria Carling

Victoria Carling is an English radio, television, film and theatre actress.

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Wales

Wales (Cymru) is a country that is part of the United Kingdom and the island of Great Britain.

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Welsh people

The Welsh (Cymry) are a nation and ethnic group native to, or otherwise associated with, Wales, Welsh culture, Welsh history, and the Welsh language.

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References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dancing_at_Lughnasa

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