GradFest24: EURYDICE

How do we grieve?
What do we owe the dead?
Does art betray the love it seeks to honour?
Is any memory of love not informed by mourning?

Who would win in a battle between language and music, and does there need to be a battle?
Where lies the common ground between life and death?
What secrets are kept and whispered in the rain?
When does grief become a sin?

In how many languages can we say I love you? In which can we understand it?
How does a person remember to forget?
What use is a love letter from beyond the grave?

In the wake of tragedy, what has happened?
Water.
Why has it happened?
Water.
What of justice?
Water.
Why anything?
Because water.

If you love, do you turn?
If you love, do you say good-bye?

Exploring questions about grief and loss, Sarah Ruhl's 2003 play, Eurydice, breathes new life into the classic Greek myth. This poignant telling follows Eurydice's journey through the underworld after her sudden death. The play is a powerful contemporary exploration of the dilemma of choice, and of romantic and familial love.

Read the GradFest2024 programme here.

The production uses haze (smoke effect) and strobe lights.

Please note that this production includes themes of an adult nature. If you would like to see the full outline of those themes, please see more here. Alternatively, please contact our box office via boxoffice@thelir.ie or talk to a member of our front of house team.

This amateur production of Eurydice is presented by arrangement with Concord Theatricals Ltd. on behalf of Samuel French Ltd. www.concordtheatricals.co.uk

Running time approximately 100 minutes.