Synopsis
The Veil - ACTING EDITION
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3 Male 5 Female
Rural Ireland, May 1822 ..
The defrocked Reverend Berkeley arrives at the crumbling former glory of Mount Prospect House to accompany a young woman to England
Seventeen-year-old Hannah is to be married off to a marquis in order to resolve the debts of her mother's estate
Compelled by the strange voices that haunt his beautiful young charge and a fascination with the psychic current that pervades the house, Berkeley proposes a séance
The consequences of which are catastrophic
The Veil weaves Ireland's troubled colonial history into a transfixing story about the search for love, the transcendental, and the circularity of time
REVIEWS
"A cracking fireside tale of haunting and decay" ~ The Times
"Truly haunting. A hugely atmospheric night, packed with historical detail, in which McPherson once more has his ear tuned to the other side" ~ The Daily Mail
"an effective mixture of dark comedy and suspense an original and at times genuinely startling evening" ~The Telegraph
"McPherson has a wickedly satirical ear" ~ The Guardian
"Bold and intriguing ... McPherson keeps you guessing to the last" ~ Financial Times
"The finest dramatist of his generation" ~ Daily Telegraph
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