The Dead
by James Joyce

Name: The Dead
Brand: James Joyce
SKU: 9780571302123
Rating: 3 (3 reviews)

Highlights

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Large Cast

Female

Male

120 mins1900-1910Ensemble CastInterior SetPeriod CostumesBritish Adaptation Historical

Awards & Recognition

Tony Award

Winner! 2000 Tony Award for Best Musical Book

Synopsis

The year is 1904 in the city of Dublin.

Gretta and Gabriel Conroy attend the Morkan Sisters annual dinner on the Feast of the Epiphany and the last day of Christmas.

An evening of laughter, music and dance ends in an epiphany for Gabriel.

Recognised as a masterpiece, The Dead , the short story from James Joyce's Dubliners, is dramatised by Frank McGuinness.

The play premiered at the Abbey Theatre, Dublin, in December 2012.

Press Reviews

"Elegant… The season’s hottest ticket… marvelous."
— The New York Daily News

"A reason to celebrate… The Dead is quite revolutionary: a musical that dares to be different [and] successfully claims new ground… achieves a soft-spoken air of intimacy that has you leaning forward like a fascinated eavesdropper."
— The New York Times

"Triumphant… a theatrical treat that enchants, surprises and finally thrills with unexpected depth… It is Joyce made manifest… providing sequence after sequence of heart-stopping drama."
— The New York Post

Characters

Character	Gender	Age	Description
Aunt Kate Morkan Her sister, also a music teacher	female	—	Her sister, also a music teacher
Mary Jane Morkan Their neice, also a music teacherTHE FAMILY	—	—	Their neice, also a music teacherTHE FAMILY
Gabriel Conroy Julia and Kate’s nephew	—	—	Julia and Kate’s nephew
Gretta Conroy Gabriel’s wifeTHE GUESTS	female	—	Gabriel’s wifeTHE GUESTS
Mr. Browne A friend of the Aunts	—	—	A friend of the Aunts
Freddy Malins	—	—	—
Mrs. Malins Freddy’s mother	female	—	Freddy’s mother
Miss Molly Ivors	—	—	—
Bartell D’Arcy An opera singerTHE HELP	—	—	An opera singerTHE HELP
Lilly The maid	—	—	The maid
Michael A music student of Mary Jane’s	—	—	A music student of Mary Jane’s
Rita Another student of Mary Jane’s	—	—	Another student of Mary Jane’s
Cellist A music student of Julia’s	—	—	A music student of Julia’s
Violinist A music student of Kate’sGHOST	—	—	A music student of Kate’sGHOST
Young Julia Morkan	—	—	—
Aunt Julia Morkan A music teacher	—	—	A music teacher