Actors Grace Collender and Lola Petticrew talk with Lisa Farrelly about stepping into the shoes of The Country Girls, giving heart and colour to their art and the terms & conditions of friendship.

The Country Girls: Written & adapted by Edna O'Brien plays on the Abbey Stage until 6 April and gallivants on to Cork Opera House,Town Hall Theatre, Galway and Lime Tree Theatre, Limerick until 4 May 2019.

The Country Girls is the Dublin: One City, One Book 2019 Choice.

Recorded on Thursday 14 March 2019 at the Abbey Theatre.
Interviewer & Editor: Lisa Farrelly
Sound operator: Conall Coleman
04/2019 Broadcast 22/03/2019

The Country Girls - Audio Described Programme Notes for ADP Saturday Matinee 6 April 2019

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