McGuinness’s ambitious drama can’t hit the right notes
If it is not the best thing you have ever seen at the Abbey, it will surely be the worst.
Donegal: Abbey Theatre, Dublin, Rating:**, Until November 19
The conceit is so odd, so completely improbable, it surely has to be a work of genius. A country and western musical on Ireland’s most generously funded, most prestigious stage. If it is not the best thing you have ever seen at the Abbey, it will surely be the worst.
But that’s what artistic risk is all about, isn’t it? Unfortunately, the only heartening element ...
