In the penultimate episode of the series, John Kelly talks with renowned Irish playwright, Marina Carr, famed for her dramatic character driven plays. Her work, such as ‘By the Bog of Cats’ and ‘On Raftery’s Hill’, have been performed all over the world to critical and commercial acclaim.
From her earliest absurdist plays to her recent adaptations of classic stories, Marina has touched on the darkest elements of human kind but always imbued them with an Irish humour.
Raised in rural Co. Offaly, Marina’s work is often written in the strong Midland dialect of her home county. And while her home has helped to shape the language of her plays, it's Marina's fascination with the Greek tragedies that have given her work their powerful nature. Using tragic female characters such as Medea and Electra as inspiration, Marina has created a host of powerful female roles. Often raging at the world around them, her characters, although committing brutal acts, are decidedly human.
In this clip, Marina talks about the darkness in life and in her work.
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18 сен 2024
