Theatre review: The Beacon by Nancy Harris

Cork drama’s compelling script allows a talented cast to shine

Marty Rea, Rae Gray, Ian Lloyd Anderson and Jane Brennan in The Beacon at the Gate Theatre PIc: Robbie Jack

The Beacon

By Nancy Harris

Gate Theatre, Dublin

Rating:****

Until October 26

‘You can really see the female rage,” quips Bonnie, the ingénue wife of Colm, when she sees his mother Beiv’s paintings in person for the first time. What a pity she couldn’t see the rage simmering behind her husband’s eyes, for Nancy Harris’s smart new play for Druid Theatre is surely as much about Colm’s psychological distress as it is about ...