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.