Wed 20—Wed 20 Mar 2024
| Dates: |
Wed 20—Wed 20 Mar 2024 |
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| Times: | 6:30pm - Drinks reception 7:30pm - Performance of Agreement 9:15pm - Interval & Auction 9.40pm - post show discussion with playwright Owen McCafferty |
| Tickets: | £50 |
| Space: | Main Stage |
Directed by: Charlotte Westenra
Written by: Owen McCafferty
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Strong or offensive language
Join us at the Lyric for a very special Gala performance of Agreement by Owen McCafferty.
After the sold-out run in 2023, the Lyric's award-winning production Agreement is back and we are delighted to put on this Gala fundraising evening to support our commitment to New Writing.
6:30pm - Drinks reception
7:30pm - Performance of Agreement
9:15pm - Interval & Auction
9.40pm - Post-show discussion with playwright Owen McCafferty
This is a Lyric Fundraiser. All proceeds raised on the evening will go to support our New Writing programme and our work with new, emerging and established writers. Thank you.
About the show
★★★★★ The Irish Times
★★★★ The Guardian
★★★★ The Times
★★★★ The Irish Independent
“What takes courage is to compete in the arena of democracy”
The clock is ticking. It’s April 1998 and the main political parties in Northern Ireland, the British Government and the Irish Government, all under the watchful eye of Senator George Mitchell, try to hammer out a deal that could pave the way for peace in Northern Ireland. Every word, every movement, every stare means something. This is the last chance saloon and no one is leaving until Agreement is reached one way or another.
In this award winning new play, commissioned by MGC* by one of our foremost playwrights, Owen McCafferty examines the negotiations leading up to the Good Friday Agreement and weaves real drama out of this complex, momentous and landmark moment for Northern Ireland.
*Michael Grandage Company
Reviews
“Agreement: An outstanding evening, a landmark play, a thoroughly deserved five stars”
“The Northern Ireland peace process as vivid docudrama”
“The high drama of Northern Ireland’s peace talks […] Owen McCafferty’s dramatisation of the last days of negotiations leading to the Good Friday Agreement remains accessible while expertly conveying tortuous political tussles.”
“The Lyric is taking on the mantle of a Northern Irish national theatre as it seeks to explain the troubled place to itself within this superb dramatic reflection of the Good Friday Agreement. …Playwright Owen McCafferty has distilled gallons of jaw-jaw into a 105-minute, fast-paced show, creating flesh and blood characters out of the political dramatis personae.””