Drama on 3 - Synge: 100 Years On

New productions of two of Irish playwright JM Synge's pivotal short plays. The Tinker's Wedding is a light comedy about the country people of Wicklow while Riders to the Sea is often described as the definitive Irish tragedy. They are presented alongside a documentary recorded on location in Galway and the Aran Islands. The Tinker's Wedding Sarah Casey ...... Denise Gough Michael Byrne ...... Stephen Hogan Mary Byrne ...... Brid Brennan Priest ...... John Rogan Riders to the Sea Maurya ...... Brid Brennan Nora ...... Fiona O'Shaughnessy Cathleen ...... Denise Gough Bartley ...... Nick Lee Old Man ...... John Rogan Another Man ...... Stephen Hogan One of the Women ...... Caroline Guthrie With contributions from Thomas Conway, James Harrold, Dara O Conaola, Lasairfhiona Ni Chonaola, Maire Mulkerrin, Dolores Lyne and Sean O Coistealbha. Produced and directed by Steven Canny.