Elysium Nevada and Lost City

Two plays by Barry McKinley, presented by Pandora Play Productions

Elysium Nevada and Lost City

Riverbank Arts CentreNewbridge

Event Details

  • Fri 28 Jan  2011
  • 8.00pm

  • Cost: 16 / 14 Euros

  • Venue Details
    Riverbank Arts Centre
    Main St.
    Newbridge



Pandora present two plays by Carlow playwright Barry McKinley.

ELYSIUM NEVADA, nominated as best new play in Irish Times 2010 Theatre Awards, is set in a retirement home not far from Los Vegas. Two grumpy old men sit and gaze at the desert as they reflect on their lives and times. Their dialogue is salty and richly comic, reminiscent of The Odd Couple 40 years on. With the awakening of a mysterious woman nearby, surprising new truths are revealed giving a poignant insight into their lives and a fascinating conclusion.
 
LOST CITY is an intriguing piece by the same author. Hiram, a reclusive middle-aged Irishman fantasizes in his work-shed about being an explorer in the South American jungle, searching for and finding the lost city of the Incas, while he simultaneously plans a special revenge on his violent father who has dominated and damaged his life.


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