The George Farquhar Theatre Festival

The George Farquhar Theatre Festival once again sees Blue Eagle Productions bring the writing of the city’s first and most famous playwright to the stage.

Born in the city in 1678, Farquhar lived through the Siege of 1688-89 before moving to Dublin where he trained at Smock Alley Theatre and then subsequently to London, where his writing career took off in earnest, penning his most famous works The Recuriting Officer and The Beaux Stratagem which are still regularly produced today. The George Farquhar Theatre Festival will produce new adaptations of his work, staging them at venues across the city in September 2013 as well as satellite events pertaining to his life, work and the theatre at that time.