Quietly

by Owen McCafferty

Do you want to know why I'm here? Northern Ireland are playing Poland on the TV. Jimmy and Ian, two middle-aged Belfast men, are meeting tonight for the first time. They have a shared past. They need to talk. A powerful story about violence and forgiveness, Quietly marked Owen McCafferty's Abbey Theatre debut, as part of the Great Irish Writers Season, November 2012.

Genres: Plays

80 pages, Paperback

First published November 1, 2012

Reviews

[Tallulah Seery · Rating 4 out of 5]

Love to see the play. Great portrayal of the conflict also like that racism against immigrants was included that usually gets swept under the carpet

[JulieChristine · Rating 4 out of 5]

This is not a play of forgiveness. This is a play about understanding. Understanding without agreeing, understanding without absolving - enough can be enough.

[Victoria Wilton · Rating 5 out of 5]

I've read this play many times and I've had the honour of watching it be performed by the original cast mentioned in the opening pages, at the Lyric Theatre in Belfast where the play is set. As a Belfast native I couldn't speak more highly of this play, and it was really funny to see the accent written down on paper. It is an excellent portrayal of the tensions in Northern Ireland and the conflict here that is not entirely past us. My to mention it brought up the poignant issue of racial discrimination here against immigrants (represented by Polish bartender) and how sometimes it seems that the hatred one side had for the other is just being passed onto another group. A brilliant representation about tense and relevant issues.