Dublin Carol

Bay Area Premiere
by Conor McPherson
directed by Joy Carlin
January 28, 2005 - March 6, 2005

Dublin Carol is a beautifully written and haunting follow-up to the awarding-winning drama The Weir, which was a big hit here at Aurora a few years ago. Set in the office of Irish undertaker John Plunkett on Christmas Eve, the play is sincere and sad, and yet also charming and funny. Through three memorable encounters, Plunkett is forced to face up to his disastrous past in order to move on in the present.

Playwright Conor McPherson is “…a theatrical spellbinder with a natural gift for storytelling,” lauded London’s Daily Telegraph, and this play is a true testament of that talent. Don’t miss Dublin Carol, the show the London Times proclaimed “a riveting new play.”

"The drama is as big as life, and the company has the right sensitivity and sensibility to render the intimate epic." - Oakland Tribune (read the full review)