by Sean O'Casey
28 August - 24 October 2010 | Town Hall Theatre, Galway; then touring
Reviewed by Donald Mahoney on 28 August
One of the more memorable moments in Druid’s epic production of Sean O’Casey’s first World War lament, 'The Silver Tassie', has nothing to do with battle. In the beginning of the final act, Sylvester Heegan (Eamon Morrissey) and Simon Norton (John Olohan) are enjoying some banter at a dance in honour of Irish World War veterans when a phone rings. The duo is frightened at first, and then both thwarted in their attempts to communicate with the voice inside the machine. The caller and his message are never known ... read complete review