THE MARINER

THE MARINER
by Hugo Hamilton

The Gate Theatre presented the WORLD PREMIÈRE of The Mariner, by renowned Irish writer Hugo Hamilton as part of the Dublin Theatre Festival.
Set in 1916 – A sailor with the Royal Navy returns home injured from the WW1 Battle of Jutland in the North Sea, unable to speak or tell his own story.  His wife welcomes him back with open arms, but the war has changed him and his mother begins to question whether this really is her son.
As the facts begin to emerge, the conflict between the sailor’s wife and mother intensifies. This exciting new play from Hugo Hamilton revolves around loyalty, defeat and freedom.

As the mariner slowly relearns to speak, his true identity will be revealed.

Reviews

★★★★ ‘Dazzling’
Sunday Times

‘Exquisite’
Sunday Independent

‘Dazzlingly Successful’
Sunday Independent

“…touching, intelligent, humorous and heart-wrenching in equal measure.”
EVENING HERALD

“…a beautiful, heart-warming book … now a moving and tender play.”
SUNDAY INDEPENDENT

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