Agreement - Owen McCafferty

SHORTLISTED FOR THE 2024 CHRISTOPHER EWART-BIGGS MEMORIAL PRIZE‘An outstanding evening, a landmark play, a thoroughly deserved five stars . . . Owen McCafferty’s searing dramatisation is a political thriller with echoes of Greek drama.’ Irish TimesOwen McCafferty examines the negotiations leading up to the Good Friday Agreement and weaves potent drama out of this complex, momentous event.what takes courage is to compete in the arena of democracyThe clock is ticking. It’s April 1998 and representatives of the British Government, the Irish Government and the main political parties in Northern Ireland try to hammer out a deal that could pave the way for peace. Every word, every movement, every stare means something. This is the last chance saloon and no one is leaving until agreement is reached, one way or another.Agreement opened at the Lyric Theatre, Belfast, in March 2023, and was revived there in March 2024.
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