The Playboy of the Western World

The Playboy of the Western World

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Status

Released

Release Date

Mar 14, 1985

Runtime

2h 6m

Genres

Drama

Original Title

The Playboy of the Western World

Production Companies

Druid Films

Director

Garry Hynes

Description

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.