13 September – 4 October 2025
Crucible Theatre

by Briel Friel
directed by Elizabeth Newman

‘I want to dance, Kate. It’s the festival of Lughnasa. I’m only thirty-five. I want to dance.’ 

On the outskirts of Ballybeg, County Donegal, the five Mundy sisters’ lives are bound by responsibilities and social expectations. When influences from a wider, more modern world creep into their home, the sisters are swept along in a sea of change and suddenly the life they know is gone for good.

Brian Friel’s multi-award-winning drama is a powerful and moving exploration of reflection, memory and how the future will arrive no matter how much we resist.

Presented by Sheffield Theatres and Royal Exchange Theatre