| Description | Programme for 'Translations' in the Olivier Theatre. Programme contains introductory essay 'Fully Booked' Sarah Corke on three new National Theatre books which are released this autumn. Other essays include: ''We Cannot Resemble Out Fathers'' Professor Roy Foster on the historic events surrounding Translations; 'Extracts from a Sporadic Diary' Brian Friel on the writing of Translations; ' Language, in all its Ambiguities' Colm Toibin on the clash between language and culture; 'Hedge Schools' extract from the autobiography of William Carleton; 'Ordnance Survey' from the letters of John O'Donovan. Includes cast and creative biographies and rehearsal and production images by Catherine Ashmore. |