The Midnight Court is a dramatic presentation of Brian Merriman’s 1780 Irish poem, Cuirt An Mhean Oiche. Translated by David Marcus and set to music by one of Irelands foremost musicians, Sean Tyrrell.

The Midnight Court celebrates the rights of women to wholesome sex and wholesome marriage and it remains as fresh today as it did when it was written in the late 18th century.

Sean Tyrrell creates a marvelous adaptation of this classic about the war between the sexes. Its exuberant score brilliantly fuses element of calypso, gospel, country ‘n’ western, and much more with a trad core.

Under the dramatic direction of Art O’Briain this bawdy, earthy, stage production is artistic drama at its very best.

Born in Cork in 1924, David Marcus has edited over thirty anthologies of Irish short stories and poetry, and has been a central figure in the world of Irish literature for almost fifty years.