By the Bog of Cats review " spirit of Medea haunts the Irish wilds
Abbey, DublinBlending Greek myth and Irish folklore, Marina Carr's bleak, surreal drama is undermined by too much shouting and a lack of pityA dead black swan, a blind seer, a visitor from the realm of death: portents pile up for the outcast Hester Swane in Marina Carr's bleak play from 1998. Blending folklore and Greek myth, its setting is an ancient bog in the Irish midlands, conceived as treacherous terrain, conce…