Irish Rep & The Public to Bring Abbey Theatre's QUIETLY to New York

Irish Repertory Theatre, in association with The Public Theater will present the US premiere of the Abbey Theatre's production of QUIETLY. Written by Owen McCafferty and directed by Jimmy Fay, previews begin July 20, 2016, at Irish Rep Theatre (132 West 22nd Street) with opening night set for TBD. QUIETLY plays a limited engagement through September 11, 2016. Tickets are on sale now through Irish Rep's box office at 212-727-2737 or online at www.irishrep.org.

Belfast is a place where things need to be said. Following the 1999 Easter Peace Accord,guns were silenced but the chasm between the Republican and Unionist sides remains wide and bitter. Tonight, in a small back-street bar, Jimmy and Ian will meet for the first time. Forty years before a violent incident irrevocably changed the lives of both men and now they need to talk. QUIETLY is a powerful play about violence and forgiveness, about the limits of healing, the lottery of bearing witness, and the profit of truth. After enjoying huge international success, the Abbey Theatre brings this important new work to Irish Rep.

QUIETLY will star original cast members Declan Conlon (An Enemy of the People, "The Tudors"), Patrick O'Kane (War Horse), and Robert Zawadzki (Dziady).

QUIETLY originally premiered at the Abbey Theatre in 2012, the Edinburgh Festival in 2013, and the Soho Theatre in 2014. It went on to win the Fringe First in the Edinburgh Festival Fringe 2013; Best New Play, Writer's Guild of Great Britain Awards; Best Actor, Patrick O'Kane, in The Stage Awards for Excellence in Acting; Best Performer, Patrick O'Kane, UK Theatre Awards; and Best Performer, Patrick O'Kane, OFFIES Off West End Awards.

"We are very proud to join the Public and Abbey Theatre in presenting this important visceral play," said Charlotte Moore and Ciarán O'Reilly of the Irish Rep. "It speaks to our world far beyond the borders of Northern Ireland."

"Quietly is a beautiful, powerful, and essential show," said Public Theater Artistic Director Oskar Eustis. "It is utterly specific to Northern Ireland, but that very specificity gives it a huge and universal power. The Public is proud to partner with Irish Rep to present this brilliant Abbey Theatre production."

Speaking about QUIETLY, Fiach Mac Conghail, Director of the Abbey Theatre, said: "I'm delighted that the Abbey Theatre's internationally acclaimed, award-winning production of Quietly will be taking up residence in The Irish Rep in New York. Quietly is an important and extraordinary play about life in the aftermath of the Peace Process in Ireland - it is a human, heartfelt story told brilliantly by Belfast playwright Owen McCafferty."

QUIETLY will feature scenic design by Alyson Cummins (The Lime Tree Bower), costume design by Catherine Fay (Our Few and Evil Days), lighting design by Sinéad McKenna (Howie the Rookie), sound design by Philip Stewart (An Enemy of the People), and fight direction by Donal O'Farrell ("The Fall").

The performance schedule for QUIETLY will be will be Tuesdays at 7pm; Wednesdays at 3pm and 8pm; Thursdays at 7pm; Fridays at 8pm; Saturdays at 3pm and 8pm; and Sundays at 3pm.

Tickets to QUIETLY are priced at $70.00 and are on sale now through Irish Rep's box office by calling 212-727-2737, or online at www.irishrep.org.

For more information about Irish Repertory Theatre visit www.irishrep.org.

Quietly is supported by McCann FitzGerald, and by Culture Ireland as part of the Ireland 2016 Centenary Programme.

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