Brian Friel

Friel contrasts Gar's cloistered emotional life with his gregarious social persona by portraying him as two distinct characters, a public self (Donal McCann) and a private self (Des Cave).

The playwright Brian Friel stands among the giants of Irish literature. Those closest to him along with stars such as Sineád Cusack, Stephen Rea and Liam Neeson examine the man who transformed Irish theatre in the 20th century.