The Detectorists star TobyJones and AdrianDunbar feature as part of HappyDaysEnnisk
The festival celebrates the life and work of Samuel Beckett who went to school at Portora in Enniskillen
The Irish Nobel Laureate spent his formative years at Portora Royal School, now Enniskillen Royal Grammar from 1920 to 1923.Toby Jones, the voice of Dobby in the Harry Potter films, Dr Zola in Captain America and Lance in the Detectorists, appears twice on the festival programme. A range of local venues are featured in the festival including the Marble Arch Caves, an upland mountain bog, the Regal and Enniskillen Royal Grammar.Dunbar's interest in Beckett was sparked when he saw a production of Waiting for Godot while studying at the Guildhall School of Music and Drama in London.
"I think it's a beautiful experience and I think that it is one of the major things that makes the festival successful is these experiences you have engaging with Beckett's work because the work is curated in very interesting places."Beckett in Folkestone, a newly commissioned work which has never been seen before in Ireland will also feature at the festival.
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