This play recounts the story of a woman, returning from the USA to her hometown in Ireland. As her family learn of her years as a prostitute, she learns their attitudes and about Irish society in general.

"The most distinctive, the most restless, the most obsessive imagination at work in the Irish theatre today" Brian Friel

The Wake recounts the story of a woman, returning from the USA to her home town in Ireland. As her family learn of her years as a prostitute, she learns their attitudes and Irish society in general. A homecoming play, haunting yet fiercely comic.