“And all starting points are arbitrary – and then become an essence.”

Don't anticipate the ending Teagmháil Chruthaitheach le Páipéir Brian Friel

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Mixed interview, extract 5

Zosia Kuczyńska, Jessie Keenan, and Robbie Blake talk about the origins of the project and the experience of collaboration.

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The Creative Process

Robbie Blake's transcription of Friel's markings

This is Robbie Blake’s transcription of markings made by Brian Friel on a page of notes towards Dancing at Lughnasa (1990).

The Creative Process

Jessie Keenan's questions

Jessie Keenan compiled this list of phrases and questions after visiting Friel’s archives and sharing research with Friel scholar Zosia Kuczyńska.

“A line on a page isn’t a solemn commitment.” – Brian Friel

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Don't anticipate the ending Teagmháil Chruthaitheach le Páipéir Brian Friel

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