Dancing at Lughnasa - National Theatre (Olivier)

I loved it. It didn't quite trump the Abbey original where Bríd Brennan was the definitive Agnes but also because Rosaleen Linehan and Anita Reeves were also from the world of variety and had killer comic timing which landed some of the great lines better and created a brisker pace. I've seen many Irish productions since and this is the first time the design has captured the hazy, golden glow of Michael's memories since Joe Vanek's glorious original set and cornfield. That said I'd love to see this NT production again in a slightly more intimate space. I'd be thrilled if I heard Nica Burns was going to take it into somewhere tighter like @sohoplace. Wishful thinking I'm sure - although it has done amazing box office in the Olivier it may not be the commercial West End proposition it was in 1991.