We are happy to invite you to our next play reading, which will be hosted by Christine Betremieux.

The Ferryman
by Jez Butterworth

Date and time: Monday, September 25th at 6:30 p.m.
Venue: St. Ursula’s Church, Jubiläumsplatz 2, 3005 Bern

The reading is open to members and non-members alike. If you plan to join, please download the script from the members’ area of our new website, or contact us at playreading@upstage.ch to obtain the script, so you can bring it along in paper or digital form.

We look forward to seeing you there.

Synopsis

The Ferryman is set in Northern Ireland in 1981, during the height of the Troubles. Quinn, a former terrorist, has swapped his career with the Irish Republican Army (IRA) for a life on the farm in rural Armagh. He now lives with his sickly wife, their children, his sister-in-law and nephew. The IRA murdered Quinn’s brother, Seamus, when he was just twenty years old and his body has only recently been discovered. He was one of the sixteen men and women who were killed and buried in unknown locations during the 1970s, leaving their family unsure as to whether they were alive or dead. Seamus was apparently shot dead following Quinn’s defection from the IRA in 1972, and a threateningly influential IRA member, Muldoon, now comes to pay Quinn a visit. He is keen to ensure that there are no further repercussions to the IRA’s cause, now Seamus’ murder has come to light.