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Paraic Breathnach

PARAIC BREATHNACH  

 Nationality:    Irish
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below is a list of Paraic Breathnach's plays - click on a Play Title for more information

 Balor         Buile Shuibhne/Sweeney         Tain

Balor

Synopsis:
Balor of The evil eye rules the Fomorian race. His first child, eithne, is born but a druid prophesises that she will bear a son who will kill Balor. In an attempt to deny his fate, Balor locks eithne in a tower. across the water, the craftsmen of the Tuatha De Danann live under Balor's tyranny. In a failed attempt to rescue a stolen cow, whose milk never dries up, Conaola, one of the De Danann finds and falls in love with eithne. She gives birth in captivity and eventually her child, Lu, realises his destiny.

Notes:
adapted by Paraic Breathnach, devised by the company

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Physical/Devised Theatre Piece

Parts:
Male:  8            Female:  14            Other:  doubling possible

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Buile Shuibhne/Sweeney

Synopsis:
Buile Shuibhne/Sweeny is based on the story of the pagan King Sweeny of antrim, his dispute with the Christian abbot Ronan over the proposed site of a monastic settlement and Sweeny's eventual descent into madness.

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Male:  13            Female:  16            Other:  doubling possible

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Tain

Synopsis:
a Dramatic non-verbal adaptation of the ancient Irish saga 'Tain Bo Cuailnge', the centre piece of the eight century Ulster cycle of heroic tales. The play opens with the wedding of lovers Medb and ailill, which is marred by a row between the couple that erupts when ailill produces a Golden Bull as a symbol of his vast herds of cattle. Driven by a need to possess a bull equal to that of her husband's, Medb sends an envoy to Ulster to purchase a famous bull. On their way, Medb's men injure Cuchulainn, the famous warrior, which results in war being declared between Queen Medb and Conor, King of Ulster.

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expo '92 in Seville, Spain    1992

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Genre:
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Parts:
Male:  15            Female:  12            Other:  doubling possible

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