THE STORY: Three points of view about a poignant drama are related by three characters addressing the audience directly. First there is Molly, blind since early infancy, who describes her world before and after an operation to restore some of her sight. Her husband, Frank, who pushed Molly into this operation, relates his view of his wife's journey into sightedness and his dealings with her doctor. Molly's once-famous eye surgeon, Mr. Rice, watches both Molly and Frank and reveals his opinion of them along with his own fears in handling the operation. Through it all we see each character's painful and happy histories, their memories and the events that led them to meet. Their stories interweave on stage, threading in and around each other's lives, until the unexpected and touching conclusion to this striking tale.

"Brian Friel has been recognized as Ireland's greatest living playwrighthis latest work, MOLLY SWEENEYconfirms that Mr. Friel still writes like a dream." - NY Times. "Brian Friel's beautiful and dazzling MOLLY SWEENEYis one of those marvelous onion playsAs you peel away each plump and juicy layer, another layer emerges underneath, and yet anotherWhat a marvelous play this is! See it - wander in it and wonder at it." - NY Post. "Dispassionate eloquence and psychological honestyBrian Friel's writing has such vitality and warmth, such kindly accuracy of observation." - London Sunday Times.

Publisher

Dramatists Play Service Inc.

Format

Play

Binding

Softcover

ISBN

9780822215325

Stock code

9780822215325

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