By The Bog of Cats

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Opened 1 December 2004, closed 26 February 2005 at the Wyndham's Theatre in London

Set in the mysterious and stark landscape of the bogs of rural Ireland, the play By the Bog of Cats tells the story of Hester Swane, an Irish traveller with a deep and unearthly connection to her land. Tormented by the memory of a mother who deserted her, Hester is once again betrayed, this time by the father of her child, the man she loves, on the brink of despair and heartbreak, she embarks on a terrible journey of vengeance as the secrets of her tangled history are revealed.

Powerful and at times hilarious, the drama unfolds towards its tragic conclusion.

Leading the cast of 11, Oscar winning actresses Holly Hunter makes her West End debut in this production of By the Bog of Cats in the role of 'Hester'.

"Unmissable. Of all the Hollywood film stars who have dazzled their way onto the West End stage, none has faced and survived a more testing dramatic challenge than Holly Hunter." The London Evening Standard

"Blackly comic and powerfully moving" The Daily Telegraph

"Hunter lets rip with an explosive display of scalding scorn and furiously embattled spirit" The Independent