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The Playboy of the Western World (1985)

Directed by Garry Hynes

Overview

A story of love, rivalry and betrayal – Synge’s best-known work is a must-see from this multi-award winning company.’  Synge’s great comic masterpiece tells the story of Christy Mahon, who stumbles into a public house in County Mayo claiming he has killed his father and so capturing the romantic attention of the daughter of the house, Pegeen Mike.  Performed at Donmar Warehouse in London’s Covent Garden by the Druid Theatre Company of Galway, Ireland.

Length 126 minutes

Actors

Maeliosa Stafford | Brid Brennan | Mick Lally | Paddy Dooney | Marie Mullen | Sean McGinley | Ray McBride | Pauline McLynn