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Preview: The Seafarer
by Elizabeth Kerfoot1/ 3/2007
YOU'VE got to hand it to The National Theatre - its support of emerging scriptwriting talent is unshakeable.
Based on London's South Bank, The National Theatre partnered
with The Lowry to provide the North West with high-octane
contemporary drama and allow writers to display their work to wider
audiences.
Following the rip-roaring UK tour of Alan Bennett's The History
Boys last year - a production that scooped armfuls of awards before
receiving the silver screen treatment - The National Theatre is
back with another British contemporary drama.
Black comedy The Seafarer is Irish writer-director Conor
McPherson's first National Theatre offering. In what becomes an
intriguing trajectory, four hopeless, ageing men meet to celebrate
Christmas Eve.
Laughter echoes around the ramshackle Dublin house. Drinks flow and
cards are dealt but the party is interrupted by a mysterious
stranger.
Suddenly the festive spirit subsides, replaced by creeping anxiety.
One man has returned to Dublin to look after his irascible,
whiskey-soaked brother, who recently went blind. But he has a
skeleton in his closet.
Stakes couldn't be higher as the men are forced to confront their
dark pasts. In fact, tonight they could be playing for their
lives.
This dark, edgy drama is emerging theatre at its most potent. You
can see it at The Lowry from Tuesday to Saturday. Contact the box
office on 0870 787 5780 for tickets.
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