OVERVIEW

• Playwright

  Lisa Tierney-Keogh 

• Notes

  Commissioned by the Abbey Theatre, This Beautiful Village went on to win Best New Play at the 2019 Irish Times Theatre Awards. This production was developed in collaboration with Emma Jordan. 

  In 2020 the play was adapted and updated to reflect the global lockdown due to COVID-19. This Beautiful Virtual Village was available to view online for one month on the Abbey Theatre’s website (August - September 2020). 

• Synopsis

  On a quiet street in leafy, suburban Dublin, local residents meet about a piece of graffiti. Who did it? What does it mean? And what’s to be done about it? They have wine and a quorum. Nothing can go wrong. Exposing every side of what it means to co-exist in Ireland today, six people will confront their pride, prejudice and privilege. It won’t be pretty. But it could be beautiful.

• Play Type

  Plays General
  

  Number Of Acts

  Full-Length

Cast size

• Male

  3

• Female

  3

• Total

  6

Original Production

• Date of First Production

  04 September 2019

• Producer

  Produced by Abbey Theatre/Amharclann na Mainistreach

• Original Venue

  Abbey Theatre/Amharclann na Mainistreach
  

• Venue Notes

  Performed on the Abbey stage. 

Source Of Information

The information for this entry was taken from the play's original production programme and the Abbey Theatre website.