PEER GYNT - playing until 16 October.

"Magnificent ... very skillfully delivered .... beautiful" RTÉ The View

"(a) quick-witted production ... a divine cast" The Irish Times 

"Riordan has given us a towering text, and director Lynne Parker gives it thundering rein in a superb open set" Sunday Independent

"This really is fantasy theatrical entertainment at its best" yay.ie

"Rory Nolan is an ebullient presence" The Guardian

"There's nothing rough about this magical show, the expensive-looking Hollywood set, high-quality production values, outstanding acting" BritishTheatre Guide

Rough Magic presents a new production of PEER GYNT by Henrik Ibsen in a new version by Arthur Riordan with live music by Tarab as part of the 2011 Ulster Bank Dublin Theatre Festival  -  27 September to 16 October; Tuesday – Saturday 7:30 pm; Saturday matinées 2:00 pm; Sunday performances 4 pm; O’Reilly Theatre, Belvedere College.

Peer Gynt: The boy who never grew up, the escapologist extraordinaire.

Rough Magic, who stormed the Festival last year with the remarkable Phaedra, has reunited with the author of their 2004 smash-hit Improbable Frequency, with this original new take on Ibsen’s epic study of delusion, self-evasion and wild imaginings.

Caught between his angel and his demon, haunted by the women he loved, lost and betrayed, and catapulted through a life built on fantasy, Peer Gynt is finally forced to face himself.

Fast, funny and told with Rough Magic’s trademark theatrical wit, this classic tale is reimagined in a spectacular and surreal interpretation with live music from the outstanding ensemble Tarab. Truly a story for our times.