NEW YORK—There are many things passed from one generation to the next, though when prejudice and hatred are among them, tragedy results. Jez Butterworth’s riveting drama, “The Ferryman,” now on Broadway, asks us to revisit a time of deep turmoil between Ireland and England, with this point in mind.
In 1981 Northern Ireland, Quinn Carney (Paddy Considine) and his wife, Mary (Genevieve O'Reilly), live on the family farm in County Armagh, along with their seven children and assorted relatives. Despite their relatively isolated location, “The Troubles” plaguing the country are never far away.
