Brian Friel's classic play is coming to The Gaiety, and we've got tickets to give away!

Set in a hedge school in Ballybeg, in Ireland in 1833, "Translations" sets the scene for the appearance of members of the British Army who have been tasked to translate place names in the area from ancient Irish Gaelic to the King's English. This clash of cultures results in a series of misunderstandings and misinterpretations that indicate that without a shared method of communication, chaos will prevail and instability will rule the day.

Owen, brother to lame aspiring teacher Manus, returns home after six years away in Dublin. With him is Lieutenant Yolland, who is working on the Ordnance Survey map of Ireland. Owen acts as a translator and go-between for the British and Irish. Yolland and Owen work to translate local placenames into English for use in the map: Druim Dubh, becomes Dromduff in English, and Poll na gCaorach, becomes Poolkerry.

A love triangle between Yolland, Manus, and a local woman, Máire, complicates matters and this poignant story is played out onstage, under the much lauded direction of acclaimed actor and director, Adrian Dunbar.

"Translations" was first performed at the Guildhall in Derry, Northern Ireland, in 1980. It returns to The Gaiety Theatre from Monday 25 March to Saturday 30 March 2013, and we've got tickets to give away to the opening night.