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The Dreamers

Sean Walsh

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Description:Set in a grotty bedsitter in the London of the late 60rsquo;s, early 70rsquo;s, THE DREAMERS centres on two Irish immigrant labourers, Shay and Liam#58; the former a maturing tree, the latter a mere saplinghellip; They have much in common, little in commonhellip; Both are dreamers of dreams#58; as the piece progresses we come to realise that their foremost dream - of making it, returning solvent to their homeland - will never become a realityhellip;brbrA simple story, told simply. Yet for reasons that I cannot quite explain, this two-hander - whenever and wherever broadcast, televised, staged over the years ndash; seems to strike a universal chord#58; the lonliness of exilehellip; the frustrations and hopelessness of the immigrant worker at the lower end of the scalehellip; the hankering after the homeland.brbrTHE DREAMERS was first staged at lunchtime at the Project Arts Centre in Dublinrsquo;s South King Street in August, rsquo;74, and ran for three weeks. Directed by Tom Hickey with Tom Jordan as Shay and Noel O Donavan as Liam. brbrLater on it was produced at the Playhouse, Trinity College, with a young Gabriel Byrne ndash; then still an amateur ndash; playing Liamhellip;brbrRadio versions followed #58; on RTE Radio One with Niall Toibin as Shay and Patrick Dawson as Liam; in an Irish version/translation, also on RTE One, Shay was played by the late Eamon Keane; BBC 4 broadcast - then repeated ndash; it as a half-hour with Michael Duffy and a young Stephen Rea, directed by the late Michael Heffernonhellip;brbrA 60rsquo; television adaptation was screened on RTE One in the 80rsquo;s #58; directed by Paul Cusack brwith Patrick Laffan as Shay and Jimmy Bartley as Liam. It was subsequently re-screened on Channel 4.brbrIt has also been broadcast ndash; in translation ndash; on several European networkshellip;We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with The Dreamers. To get started finding The Dreamers, you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed.
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Description: Set in a grotty bedsitter in the London of the late 60rsquo;s, early 70rsquo;s, THE DREAMERS centres on two Irish immigrant labourers, Shay and Liam#58; the former a maturing tree, the latter a mere saplinghellip; They have much in common, little in commonhellip; Both are dreamers of dreams#58; as the piece progresses we come to realise that their foremost dream - of making it, returning solvent to their homeland - will never become a realityhellip;brbrA simple story, told simply. Yet for reasons that I cannot quite explain, this two-hander - whenever and wherever broadcast, televised, staged over the years ndash; seems to strike a universal chord#58; the lonliness of exilehellip; the frustrations and hopelessness of the immigrant worker at the lower end of the scalehellip; the hankering after the homeland.brbrTHE DREAMERS was first staged at lunchtime at the Project Arts Centre in Dublinrsquo;s South King Street in August, rsquo;74, and ran for three weeks. Directed by Tom Hickey with Tom Jordan as Shay and Noel O Donavan as Liam. brbrLater on it was produced at the Playhouse, Trinity College, with a young Gabriel Byrne ndash; then still an amateur ndash; playing Liamhellip;brbrRadio versions followed #58; on RTE Radio One with Niall Toibin as Shay and Patrick Dawson as Liam; in an Irish version/translation, also on RTE One, Shay was played by the late Eamon Keane; BBC 4 broadcast - then repeated ndash; it as a half-hour with Michael Duffy and a young Stephen Rea, directed by the late Michael Heffernonhellip;brbrA 60rsquo; television adaptation was screened on RTE One in the 80rsquo;s #58; directed by Paul Cusack brwith Patrick Laffan as Shay and Jimmy Bartley as Liam. It was subsequently re-screened on Channel 4.brbrIt has also been broadcast ndash; in translation ndash; on several European networkshellip;We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with The Dreamers. To get started finding The Dreamers, you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed.
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