Olivier theatre, LondonThere are superb performances from a cast including Siobhán McSweeney and Ardal O'Hanlon in Josie Rourke's production Brian Friel's semi-autobiographical play, set in 1936 in the Ireland of his boyhood, features five unmarried sisters based on his mother and aunts. At first it seems like an exercise in sepia-tinted nostalgia. There is a postcard-style vista of the hills of Donegal at the bac…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 08:06AM on April 19, 2023