The Gypsywood Players
Department of English and American Studies
Faculty of Arts, Masaryk University
present
THE DEATH OF THE DONNELLYS
by Ted Johns
Telling the story of a deadly feud in nineteenth century Canada, this play has everything - love and death, passion and violence, broad comedy and deep tragedy. There's also a wedding, a barn-raising and a stagecoach race. All to the accompaniment of songs, live fiddle music and step-dancing.
Don't miss this opportunity to once again see the Gypsywood Players at
Divadlo In Flagranti
Dukelská 50, Husovice
April 21, 28, 29
7.00 p.m.
Tickets - 20 Kč - from the English Department Secretary.
The Death of the Donnellys tells the story of a mythic feud that took place in Canada in the nineteenth century. Over the course of several years, the whole town of Lucan gradually turned against the Donnelly family, most of whom in the end died in a cold-blooded massacre.
The play itself recreates the period and the events, employing a very physical and imaginative style of acting that moves from broad comedy to the dramatic tension of the final bloodbath. Along the way we see fights and a wedding, a chivaree (celebration for newly-weds) and a stagecoach race, love scenes and comic encounters, mock deaths and real deaths. All this to the accompaniment of songs, step-dancing and live fiddle music.