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Sheridan Smith will play Hedda at the Old Vic in September in an adaptation by Brian Friel.
BBC: The power of Ibsen's women in A Doll's House and Hedda Gabler
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Maureen Heffernan, the director, previously worked wonders with Florida Rep's productions of Brian Friel's "Dancing at Lughnasa" and A.R.
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Their galvanizing revival of Brian Friel's "The Freedom of the City" set a high mark for excellence, but "The Weir, " if possible, tops it.
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Playwright Brian Friel and actor Stephen Rea will return to the city with the Field Day theatre company, which was founded in the city in 1980.
BBC: Derry-Londonderry starts UK City of Culture year
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The acclaimed Field Day theatre company that cemented the reputations of figures like Brian Friel, Stephen Rea and Liam Neeson returned to the stage last month.
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In 1998, for instance, Brian Friel wrote an adaptation of "Uncle Vanya" in which Anton Chekhov's quintessentially Russian tale of impoverished aristocrats at bay is translated into a subtly Irish-accented version of English in which "Well, I wish you all the best of luck!"
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