Translations

Play

Writers: Brian Friel

Context

Translations was first performed at the Guildhall, Derry, Northern Ireland in September 1980. It was the first production by the Field Day Theatre Company founded by Brian Friel and Stephen Rea. Both Friel and Rea believed that the play would have a more profound impact being staged in Derry rather than Dublin. The play premiered in America in 1981 at Cleveland Playhouse. It then transferred to New York City later that year, opening at the Manhattan Theatre Club (MTC). In 2006-2007, MTC revived Translations on Broadway at the Biltmore Theatre. Most recently, London’s National Theatre staged

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