Eden is an Irish play, written by Eugene O'Brien in 2001. It premiered at the Peacock Theatre/Abbey Theatre in Dublin on 24 January 2001,[1] and very successfully was put on in the West End of London and Broadway in New York City.[2] In 2001 the play won the Irish Times Best New Play of the Year Award and Stewart Parker Prize.[3]
| Eden | |
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| Written by | Eugene O'Brien |
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| Date premiered | 24 January 2001[1] |
| Place premiered | Abbey Theatre, Dublin |
| Original language | English |
| Genre | Drama |
| Setting | a town in the Irish Midlands |
Synopsis edit
The play is centred on an unhappily married young couple living in a small town in the Irish Midlands over a weekend, and is told through perspectives, with many monologues. The husband, Billy, is a frequent drinker who always heads out to the local pubs on weekends. He is infatuated with a younger woman named Imelda Egan. The wife, Breda, has recently lost a lot of weight, and wants to regain the affections of her husband by heading out on the town for the first time in years and meeting him.[1][4]
References edit
- ^ a b c "Eden". Playography Ireland. Irish Theatre Institute. Retrieved 10 April 2019.
- ^ "Eugene O'Brien". Curtisbrown.co.uk. Retrieved 8 January 2013.
- ^ "Eugene O'Brien". Doollee.com. Retrieved 8 January 2013.
- ^ Moroney, Mic (27 January 2001). "Eden". The Guardian. Retrieved 10 April 2019.
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