Shepard at the Abbey

The Abbey have scored another coup with another world premiere from the great Sam Shepard. Following the huge success of Kicking A Dead Horse, written for Stephen Rea and directed by the author, Shepard is back again at the Peacock with his latest play Ages of the Moon, currently in previews and opening on Wed 4 March. Tapping once again into the complexities of the American zeitgeist, it looks back over 50 years of love, friendship and rivalry as two old friends are reunited by mutual desperation and a bottle of bourbon. This time around Jimmy Fay, who previously directed a powerful True West at the Peacock, takes on the director's mantle, and Stephen Rea takes to the stage in the company of Sean McGinley. Check out www.abbeytheatre.ie for a Youtube link to see Fay, Rea, McGinley and the Abbey's Fiach Mac Conghail talking about the production.