| Dancing at Lughnasa | |
|---|---|
 Faber and Faber 1990 cover | |
| Written by | Brian Friel |
| Date premiered | 24 April 1990 |
| Place premiered | Abbey Theatre Dublin, Ireland |
| Original language | English |
| Subject | A month in the lives of five impoverished women. |
| Genre | Drama/Script/acting |
| Setting | August 1936, County Donegal, Ireland |
Dancing at Lughnasa is a 1990 play by dramatist Brian Friel set in County Donegal, Ireland in August 1936 in the fictional town of Ballybeg. It is a memory play told from the point of view of the adult Michael Evans, the narrator. He recounts the summer in his aunts' cottage when he was seven years old.