Event: Ireland

Synge Summer School

When:	29 Jun - 5 Jul 2008 (annual)
Where:	Synge Summer School
Opening Hours:	Various

The Synge Summer School is a small informal school situated in the magnificent Wicklow mountains which aims to explore the living tradition of Irish theatre. It features special guest speakers, theatrical performances and a series of workshops.

John Millington Synge (1871-1909), one of the founder-directors of Dublin's Abbey Theatre, is internationally known as author of Riders to the Sea and Playboy of the Western World. He came from a family in the local area of the summer school, Wicklow, and from boyhood on spent many of his summers walking, cycling and fishing in the Wicklow mountains. From them and from their people he drew the inspiration for his lyrical Wicklow essays, several of his poems, and four of his seven plays. He died tragically, at the age of 38.