It's something we've wanted to do for a long time, ... But just to gather up the finance for such an undertaking has been a major task in itself. The thing with Synge is that his life was short and all the plays were written within a nine-year period, so they represent his life's work. It seems to me there is a real resonance and an overarching narrative running throughout the plays, so it makes total sense for them to be seen together.

Garry Hynes