Co-Motion Media to Present THE ARAN ISLANDS

"On some days I feel this island as a perfect home and resting place; on other days I feel that I am a waif among the people. I can feel more with them than they can feel with me, and while I wander among them, they like me sometimes, and laugh at me sometimes, yet never know what I am doing."

Opens Wednesday 6th January, 2016, at the Viking Theatre, Clontarf, and touring as below.

Synge wrote four books about his trips to the Aran islands, and in his time there he gathered much of the material and stories that he would mine for the great plays he is most famous for. The text of "The Aran Islands" has been very much forgotten, but it is the most precise and sympathetic description of life on the Aran islands at the beginning of the 20th century. What Synge describes, with its stories, its funerals, its evictions, its exposure to the elements, is an essential part of what makes up Irish culture.

Performed by Brendan Conroy Director Joe O'Byrne

Music Kieran Duddy Set Designer Margaret Nolan

Brendan Conroy is a veteran of the Irish stage and screen, and has appeared in many shows up and down the country. Most recently he appeared in 'Guerilla Days in Ireland' at the Olympia, and 'The Big Yum Yum' by Patrick McCabe.

Joe O'Byrne has been directing show for many years, and has brought to the stage many adaptations, including 'Frank Pig Says Hello' by Patrick McCabe, and 'The Woman Who Walked Into Doors' by Roddy Doyle.

Dates: Viking Theatre, Clontarf, 6th-23rd January 2016 Booking: 087-1129970; www.vikingtheatredublin.com Everyman, Cork, 25-27th January Booking: 021-4501673, everymancork.com Town Hall, Galway, 3rd February Booking: 091-569777; www.tht.ie Siamsa Tire, Tralee, 4th February Booking: 0667123055; www.siamsatire.com Glor, Ennis, 5th February Booking: 065-6843103; www.glor.ie

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