The Hanging Gardens

Frank McGuinness

The Hanging Gardens by Frank McGuinness is a new play from one of Ireland’s most respected playwrights.

Format
Paperback
ISBN
9780571278275
Date Published
03.10.2013
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Summary

Now we have a family, a rivalry, a purpose.

A writer and his wife sit together in their garden. They are surrounded by a lifetime’s work; their home, their gardens and their children. Rachel wants to be congratulated on her pregnancy, Maurice is struggling for his father’s acceptance and Charlie needs his sacrifices to be acknowledged. A crisis has drawn this family together but their honesty may pull them apart.

The Hanging Gardens by Frank McGuinness premiered at the Abbey Theatre in October 2013 as part of the Dublin Theatre Festival.

Critic Reviews

This play is about darkness; and yet it transports us to a world where humanity will always soar above the darkness... a soaring, exquisite, heartbreaking piece of art.

Irish Independent
FrankMcGuinness

Frank McGuinness was born in Buncrana, Co. Donegal, and now lives in Dublin and lectures in English at University College Dublin. His plays include: The Factory Girls (Abbey Theatre, Dublin, 1982), Baglady (Abbey, 1985), Observe the Sons of Ulster Marching Towards the Somme (Abbey, 1985; Hampstead Theatre, London, 1986), Innocence (Gate Theatre, Dublin, 1986), Carthaginians (Abbey, 1988; Hampstead, 1989), Mary…

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