‘Friel should have won Nobel Prize’ says Abbey Theatre director

The late Brian Friel should have won the Nobel Prize in Literature, according to the director of the Abbey Theatre.

Fiach Mac Conghail, the director of National Theatre of Ireland, made his comments at the unveiling of the Abbey’s 2016 programme yesterday.

“Brian — I’ve called him this before — he’s one of those nation builders, those towering giants of Irish literature, one of the best dramatists in the world, at least five of his plays that will remain classics,” Mr Mac Conghail said.