Theater Review: ‘Autumn Royal’: The Caretakers’ Dilemma

Theater Review: ‘Autumn Royal’: The Caretakers’ Dilemma
John Keating and Maeve Higgins in ‘Autumn Royal’ at the Irish Repertory Theatre. Carol Rosegg
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NEW YORK—In a very modest dwelling in Cork City, Ireland, two 30-somethng siblings wrestle with a long-standing problem: The problem lumbers noisily about upstairs. It is their old codger of a dad, getting more and more difficult by the day to care for.

This is the gist of Kevin Barry’s “Autumn Royal,” the Irish Repertory Theatre’s first audience-present offering since the pandemic began.

Diana Barth
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Diana Barth writes for various theatrical publications and for New Millennium. She may be contacted at [email protected]
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