THE FERRYMAN Ending (Spoilers)

[LLW2]

Mike66 said: "The written play states specifically that Aunt Maggie Far Away hears Banshees in the final scene."

It says we do too! The stage directions say, "Outside, the Banshees scream. It rises." I don't remember hearing offstage screams, but as others have said, there's a heck of a lot going on in that last minute.

I'm intrigued by your idea that Oisin set the goose free deliberately, that it wasn't an accident. That adds a layer to the Act I ending.

 

[Mike66]

LLW2 said: "Mike66 said: "The written play states specifically that Aunt Maggie Far Away hears Banshees in the final scene."

It says we do too! The stage directions say, "Outside, the Banshees scream. It rises." I don't remember hearing offstage screams, but as others have said, there's a heck of a lot going on in that last minute."

The final page of the play reads (in part):

The sound getting closer.  Screaming.

The sreaming builds.

Outside, the Banshees scream.  It rises.

The screams rise.

The screams rise.

The final candle flickers and dies.  And as it does --

Silence

Darkness

Curtain

[Mike66]

LLW2 wrote:   I'm intrigued by your idea that Oisin set the goose free deliberately, that it wasn't an accident. That adds a layer to the Act I ending.

OMG -- I just went back and looked at the end of Act I.  Now I'm more sure of the idea than ever.  Now add to all that -- exactly how is the goose slaughtered?  Yeah, that too.

[SilveryJessica2]

I could not agree more.  I quite enjoyed the play, but that ending was hugely problematic for me in terms of writing, execution and staging.