Letter: Brian Friel's Translations
The finest play I've read in manuscript before being produced is Translations by Brian Friel, in my opinion still the wisest and most perceptive understanding of the issues around Anglo-Irish relations. After reading it I immediately rang Brian to express my enthusiasm and desire to present it at the Hampstead theatre, which I then ran."Thank you, David, but no. Its first production has to be in Ireland " you can do …