26 Plays | 26 Locations | 2 Days
In homage to both Sligo places that feature in many of WB Yeats’ plays and Sligo’s rich dramatic heritage, 26 plays were read in 26 locations over 2 days in August 2015 as part of Tread Softly and A Country Under Wave.
26 Plays by WB Yeats
Hour Glass
Unicorn from the Stars
The Cat and the Moon
The Only Jealousy of Emer
Countess Kathleen
Window Pane
Dierdre
King’s Threshold
Clock Tower
Full Moon in March
Cathleen Ni Houlihan
Herne’s Egg
Green Helmet
Shadowy Waters
Calvary
Land of Heart’s Desire
Purgatory
Pot of Broth
Resurrection
Dreaming of the Bones
At the Hawk’s Well
The Death of Cuchalainn
Oedipus at Colonus
On Baile’s Strand
Player Queen
Oedipus
With thanks to the communities and individuals involved in this event. Photographs by Steve Rogers, Joe Hunt, Gay Bonney, Mick O’Dea & Malcolm Hamilton.