PURGATORY by W.B. Yeats Part One

W.B. Yeats said about his brooding poetic drama Purgatory, first produced at the Abbey in 1938, 'I have a one-act play in my head, a scene of tragic intensity... I am so afraid of that dream'. In Purgatory, with its harrowing story of an old man killing his son to end a cycle of violence and violation, Yeats suffuses his exploration of historical tradition and cultural identity with searing force and power.
PLEASE NOTE this file has been split into 3 parts. (total time 23 Mins) PART ONE, PART TWO, PART THREE.
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[naughtygearstick]

amzing, thanku, such talent, thank u

[Icarais69]

@Dirtydeano307, I do hope you continue to act. The two of you are breathtaking in this....

[Icarais69]

Amateur dramatics? This is art! A great poet-playwright's greatest (and next-to-last) play, collapsing the supernatural, naturalism, family drama, and myth into two characters, eerie verse, and on a Noh-influenced single set/stage. Considering the dark intensities in so short a piece, the actors are exceptional. The black-and-white enhances it, as though it's almost an old-time teleplay. Beautiful!...

[theyseeus]

@FriendsSmallville Lost was stupid. This is genius.

[Dirtydeano307]

what? lol

[FriendsSmallville]

The whispers remind me of LOST.....

[aseachbreathgoesby]

Nice to see that the Irish taste for Capatalism in the last eight years still left a wee bit of culture, in Dublin that is...

[pele807]

Thank you for posting this, it was inspiring seeing the play come to life, great job to the actors & crew

[songoftherushes]

thanks for posting this....for me, a rare chance to see a production.

[Henryflower]

Thanks very much for your reply, Dean. I enjoyed watching the production and have used parts of it to good effect when discussing the play with students.