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Dancing at Lughnasa at the Gate: RTÉ Arena review a Friel classic

The Mundy sisters from Donegal are back on stage at the Gate Theatre, Dublin as it revives Dancing at Lughnasa, the late Brian Friel's acclaimed memory play from 1990.

Caroline Byrne directs a cast including Zara Devlin, Ruth McGill and Terence Keeley, with the central drama takes place in summer 1936, in Friel's fictional Donegal town of Ballybeg.

Helen Meany went to see it for RTÉ Arena - listen above, and listen to more from Arena here.

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