THE COMMUNICATION CORD by Brian Friel is an uproariously funny satire, set in a remote Donegal cottage which has been converted into a weekend retreat for members of the urban elite.

In the midst of smoking chimneys, a devious Peig and a smug senator, young love is both thwarted and given stimulus in a welter of mistaken identities. A sultry French ingenue and an amiable German keep the laughter going as the two younger couples stumble towards self-recognition.