The Abbey Theatre was founded in 1904 as the National Theatre of Ireland. Behind the writing of W.B. Yeats and John Millington Synge, the Abbey would forge a distinctively Irish style of theatre. The original Abbey was destroyed by fire in 1951, and the company was compelled to use other theatres until the present facility opened in 1966. Leading Irish playwrights Hugh Leonard, Brian Friel, and Tom Murphy regularly have their works performed at the Abbey.
Saturday, July 28, 2007
Dublin's Abbey Theatre
The Abbey Theatre was founded in 1904 as the National Theatre of Ireland. Behind the writing of W.B. Yeats and John Millington Synge, the Abbey would forge a distinctively Irish style of theatre. The original Abbey was destroyed by fire in 1951, and the company was compelled to use other theatres until the present facility opened in 1966. Leading Irish playwrights Hugh Leonard, Brian Friel, and Tom Murphy regularly have their works performed at the Abbey.
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