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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20250829T083000
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URL:https://londonderrychamber.co.uk/events/50th-anniversary-presentation-
 of-volunteers-by-brian-friel/
SUMMARY:50th Anniversary Presentation of Volunteers by Brian Friel
DESCRIPTION:VOLUNTEERS (1975) by BRIAN FRIEL\n(50th Anniversary Presentatio
 n)\n\nThe play Volunteers takes place on an archaeological site by the riv
 er in a contemporary\nIrish city centre. The ‘volunteers’ are politica
 l prisoners. For several months they have\nbeen excavating ‘from early V
 iking down to late Georgian’ (1000 years) and on the last\nday of their 
 ‘dig’\, before the builders of a new 5-star hotel move in\, they learn
  that they\nhave been sentenced to death by their fellow internees back at
  their prison for treason\,\ntheir defection in volunteering.\n\nPremiered
  in 1975 at the Abbey Theatre Dublin\, 2025 marks the golden anniversary\n
 of Volunteers and in this presentation with The Playhouse in Derry\, the p
 lay is a\nperformed-reading by Kabosh Theatre in a site-specific specially
  construted outdoor\n‘dig set’ (under canopy) in the Keep area overloo
 king the River Foyle at Ebrington\nSquare\, a former British army barracks
 .\n\nThis is a unique opportunity to experience a play that is rarely pres
 ented.\n\nPRESENTATION 1 Friday August 29 2025\n\n7.30pm (with interval)\n
 \nPRESENTATION 2 Saturday August 30 2025\n\nAct 1\, 8.30am\nAct 2\, 4.30pm
 \n\nPRESENTATION 3 Sunday August 31 2025\n\nAct 1\, 8.30am\nAct 2\, 4.30pm
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