Declan Burke-Kennedy
The Wind That Shook The Barley is a study of the effects of the threat of violence on those who would wish to remain neutral. The play is set in a West of Ireland studio home where an artistic couple have gone to establish a new life. The couple's isolation is shattered by the intrusion of a sinister young man and an elderly woman. The intrusion initially serves to aggravate tensions between the couple, until all the characters' perceptions are altered by the unfolding events.
Drámaí Ginearálta
Dráma Fada
2
4
30 September 1981
Produced by Focus Theatre
First performed at the Oscar Theatre.
Declan Burke Kennedy
CarrigahorigNenaghCo. TipperaryRepublic of Ireland
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Information for this entry was taken from the original production programme and from the 1981 Dublin Theatre Festival programme.