The highly anticipated world premiere of Enda Walsh's new play Ballyturk is nearly upon us.
Writer and Director Enda Walsh and actors Cillian Murphy and Stephen Rea talk about the inspiration behind Ballyturk.
The Irish Times feature the acclaimed Ballyturk writer speaking about his inspiration behind the play, and how it is intrinsically Irish. They also discuss the issues raised by the play, such as friendship and death. "Enda Walsh’s Ballyturk: dabbling with mortality in our own private universes. The playwright has created another peculiar world with its own logic in his new piece, in which two friends, played by Cillian Murphy and Mikel Murfi, are abruptly confronted with the concept of death". Read the full Irish Times interview here.
'Enda Walsh’s intense new play brings together an all-star cast of Cillian Murphy, Stephen Rea and Mikel Murfi. Are they looking forward to being put under ‘tremendous strain’ by Walsh?' The Irish Times find out here.
Walsh along with actor Stephen Rea chatted with Miriam O'Callaghan about all things Ballyturk. Listen here to Enda and Stephen describe the unique experience that the play offered, and how they have enjoyed the enlivening and surprising process in creating a world-class Irish play.
Cillian Murphy sat down with Aine Lawlor from the Marian Finucane show to talk about Ballyturk and his long standing relationship with Enda Walsh. He discusses the importance of a good script, the joy of the stage and his brief venture into law! Listen to the full interview here.
RTE Lyric FM's Culture File spoke to Enda and Cillian about the cloud of unknowning surrounding Ballyturk. They discuss their working history and how that affects their relationship today. Also interviewed was Stephen Rea, providing fascinating insight into the ritual, revealed and hidden, in both theatre and in life. Visit the RTÉ website here, where you can download the intriguing interviews.
Due to phenomenal demand the Ballyturk performances at the Galway International Arts Festival are sold out. Don't worry, you can still catch Ballyturk at the Olympia Theatre Dublin or the Cork Opera House in August.
