Star of the Sea is vital theatre

Star of the Sea

Directed by Mairead Ni Chroinin and Ionia Ni Chroinin

Draoicht, Blanchardstown

Run concluded

Rating****

Based on Joseph O’Connor’s bestselling historical novel, Moonfish Theatre/Taibhdearc’s free adaptation brings a guttural, raw experience to a dramatic tangle of refugees escaping Ireland on the famine ship, Star of the Sea.

The production makes a point of using Irish and English, evoking the colonial conflict in linguistic sparring. The tussle between the two, with ...