The Playboy of the Western World & The Well of Saints
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The Playboy of the Western World & The Well of Saints
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J.M Synge
About this listen
Two of J M Synge's remarkable plays and an exploration of the man, his work and his life on the Aran Islands
J M Synge was one of the giants of Irish theatre, and a leading dramatist of the Irish Literary Renaissance. Together with W B Yeats and others, he co-founded Dublin's famous Abbey Theatre in 1904, and was a director there until his death in 1909. He is best known for his comic masterpiece The Playboy of the Western World, which appears here alongside his dark comedy The Well of the Saints and the illuminating documentary Synge Song.
The Playboy of the Western World – When handsome adventurer Christy Mahon walks into a pub in County Mayo, claiming to have killed his violent father, landlord's daughter Pegeen is smitten. She's not the only villager to be beguiled by his bravery and his tall tales, and Christy soon achieves the status of local hero – until another stranger arrives in town… Aisling O'Sullivan and Finbar Lynch star in this classic play, which caused riots during its opening run at the Abbey Theatre in 1907.
First published 1907 (The Playboy of the Western World)
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