July 21, 2015 — Tom Frey, Bridget Beirne, Michael Page and Dale Hodges speak playwright John Patrick Shanley's witty Irish lines in perfect Irish brogues in the Peterborough Players' production of "Outside Mullingar," directed by Gus Kaikkonen. Scenic designer Charlie Morgan's ingeniously designed rotating sets change smoothly from a run-down Irish farm kitchen to a bedroom to a more modern kitchen later in the play.
Located well off the beaten path and surrounded by woods in Peterborough, New Hampshire, the Players is one of my favorite theatres. Tonight's play is a comedy, and it does provide plenty of laughs, but also plunges into darkness at times, then lifts your spirits as characters once hurtful toward one another find the capacity for forgiveness and love. In other words, it's very Irish. The actors, all Players veterans, were at the top of their game in a memorable presentation.
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