Abstract
The success of Brian Friel’s drama on stage in the English-speaking world is beyond dispute. Many of his plays have also been widely translated leading to numerous productions worldwide. My concern in this article is with French-language productions. The focus in this article will be, first, on the association between Brian Friel and the late great French actor and director Laurent Terzieff, who introduced French theatre professionals and audiences to Friel; and secondly on Dancing at Lughnasa, the play that has been most often performed on French stages, with specific reference to productions twenty years apart by two women directors, Irina Brook (1999) and Gaëlle Bourgeois (2019).
Keywords:
Brian Friel; Laurent Terzieff; Irina Brook; Gaëlle Bourgeois; Dancing at Lughnasa