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Over 40 years since its last presentation of John B Keane’s epic drama, Corofin Dramatic Society is putting the final touches to its 2024 production of The Field. Under the direction of John Clancy, the society will run with a string of six performances in Corofin Community Hall on May 11, 12, 13, 18, 19 and 20. All performances will commence at 8pm. Immortalised in Jim Sheridan’s 1990 film of the same name, which featured Richard Harris in the lead role of local tyrant, the Bull McCabe, The Field is one of Keane’s best known and most respected works. The play takes its audiences deep into 1965 rural Ireland where they come face-to-face with the lust for land and the lengths to which some people will go to get what they want. Set predominantly in the local pub of Carraigthomond, The Field is a story of greed and deceit; of abuse of power and complicity, and of the challenges faced …
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