Translations/Molly Sweeney - review
Curve, LeicesterIt is sometimes hard to believe that there's only one Brian Friel. On the one hand there is the expansive bard of Ballybeg, the Emerald Chekhov. On the other is the austere master of theatrical monologue. By presenting Translations (1980) and Molly Sweeney (1993) in the form of a mini-festival, the Curve brings both sides of Friel's inspiration into contrast. It is like walking into a gallery and seei…