The Aristocrats

The Aristocrats

The play “The Aristocrat” directed by Dennis Patrick Mulligan is an ironic, electrifying, and a funny play. My passion for the play is that it makes me see through the eyes of an upper class Irish family. The family comes from a privileged religious and political ancestry. The play is ironic because instead of the family to congregate for a wedding they stay to attend their dad’s funeral. The three sisters and their peculiar brother reveal the way in which the ache of one family becomes microsm for the ache of the society. I liked the play because of its genuine or realistic setting, scenes, and characters.
The setting of the play was genuine because it made a good effort in depicting the house of an Irish family. The play took place in summer, mid 1970’s at Balleybeg Hall, the home of District Justice O’ Donnell, overlooking the village of Balleybeg, County Donegal, Ireland. The stage is proscenium which looked like a picture frame. I fe...