The Blackwater Lightship
Ballyduff Drama GroupAward-winning group
The Blackwater Lightship
Original work: Colm Tóibín
Adaptation: David Horan
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About the work
Set in Ireland in the 1990s, The Blackwater Lightship follows three generations of estranged women who reunite when Declan, a young man living with AIDS, becomes terminally ill. Joined by two of Declan’s friends, the family is forced to confront old conflicts, care for one another and reconsider what family can mean. David Horan adapted Colm Tóibín’s novel for the stage; the stage version premiered in Dublin in 2022.
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