Photograph: Lorraine Teevan/Tyrone Guthrie CentreI’ve never encountered a chaise longue that I felt compelled to wilt down onto. Then, this past November, I met a chaise longue that changed my mind. I had the pleasure of spending a week in a very grand room in an early 19th century country pile, and there I discovered a piece of furniture that I’m now bereft to have to live without. In his will Tyrone Guthrie, a much-celebrated theatre director, bequeathed Annaghmakerrig to the Irish State for use as a creative retreat. Dinner at the Tyrone Guthrie Centre is a family affair.

Source: The Irish Times December 26, 2025 06:02 UTC