Nancy Harris 
The Beacon (NHB Modern Plays) 

A mysterious accident. A dead husband. People are talking. Secrets are resurfacing from the depths. Is the past ever truly dead?
Beiv, a celebrated artist, has moved from suburban Dublin to her holiday cottage on an island off the coast of West Cork. But a dark shadow from the past hangs over her. When her estranged son and his new young wife arrive to stay, she is faced with some difficult questions.
Nancy Harris's play The Beacon was premiered at the Town Hall Theatre, Galway, in September 2019 before transferring to the Gate Theatre, Dublin, as part of the 2019 Dublin Theatre Festival, in a co-production between Druid and the Gate, directed by Garry Hynes.

A propos de l’auteur

Nancy Harris is an award-winning playwright from Dublin. Theatre credits include Two Ladies (Bridge Theatre, London); The Red Shoes (Gate Theatre, Dublin); Our New Girl (Bush Theatre, London/Atlantic Theater, New York); No Romance (Peacock Theatre, Dublin); Love In A Glass Jar (Peacock Theatre, Dublin); Baddies: The Musical (Unicorn Theatre, London); Journey to X (National Theatre Connections); The Kreutzer Sonata (Gate Theatre, London/La Mama, New York). Nancy received the Rooney Prize for Irish Literature and the Stewart Parker Award for her debut full-length play No Romance in 2012. She was a finalist for the Susan Smith Blackburn Award. She has also written for radio and television and was nominated for a BAFTA as a Breakthrough Talent in 2014 for her writing on the Channel 4 series Dates.