Play on Patrick Kavanagh set for Díseart this October

Croft Productions in association with David Donegan presents their Irish tour of:
On Raglan Road

17th October, An Díseart, Dingle.

Written by Tom O’Brien, directed by John Dunne

Following a successful three-week run in London last year and a subsequent production in America, On Raglan Road hits Irish shore, and indeed Dingle, this October. On Raglan Road, explores Irish poet Patrick Kavanagh’s obsession with his muse and inspiration, Hilda Moriarty. The play also details Kavanagh’s rivalry with another Irish writer of the time, Brendan Behan.Patrick Kavanagh was born in the village of Inniskeen, Co Monaghan, in 1904 and is now regarded as Ireland’s most important poet after WB Yeats. The son of a shoemaker and small farmer, he moved to Dublin in his mid thirties where he lived in poverty for most of his life, surviving on handouts, the occasional bit of journalism, but mostly being supported by his younger brother, Peter.On Raglan Road was originally a poem about his love affair with Hilda Moriarty, which was doomed from the start. Always a controversial figure, he was hated as much as loved in Dublin, and his long-running feud with Brendan Behan is well chronicled. Written by Waterford playwright Tom O’Brien, the play is full of pathos and is mixed with poetry and song. The play is directed by John Dunne who has taken the essence of Kavanagh and placed him slap bang on stage.For further information contact: John Dunne, Croft Productions, The Croft, Wall Street, London N1 3NB, UK, or telephone: 0044 (0)207 226 0524. www.croftproductions.com
The play will receive its West Kerry debut on the 17th of October at An Díseart, Dingle, Co Kerry.