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National Theatre of Ireland Performs in Durham Feb. 25 and 26

The Abbey Theatre presents for the first time in North Carolina

Ireland's National Theatre, The Abbey Theatre, performs for the first time in North Carolina with the play "Terminus" on Friday, Feb. 25 and Saturday, Feb. 26, at the Carolina Theatre in Durham.

Tickets for the 8 p.m. shows, presented by Duke Performances, are available through the Carolina Theatre box office at 919-560-3030 or www.carolinatheatre.org/tickets.

"Terminus" is a cycle of three interlocking monologues told in a rhymed blank verse. Three characters each tell their stories directly to the audience, recounting angels and demons, passion and atonement.

Founded in Dublin in 1899 by, among others, W. B. Yeats, The Abbey Theatre is known as an incubator of Irish literary talent. Yeats, George Bernard Shaw, and John Millington Synge were among the authors whose works first appeared at The Abbey. More recently, in the past five years, the Abbey has commissioned more than 20 different writers and toured productions internationally.

Prior to the play, at 6:30 p.m. on Thursday, Feb. 24 in the Nelson Music Room on Duke's East Campus, "Terminus" writer/director Mark O'Rowe will present a lecture on his experience writing and directing the play. The event is free and open to the public.

The company will also be artists-in-residence at Duke in advance of their performance. Full and up-to-date information on residency activities is available at www.dukeperformances.org.