THE PLAYBOY OF THE
WESTERN WORLD

It's funny, it's sad, and the language is beautiful, rich, true. It caused riots when first done in Dublin in 1907, and landed the actors in jail when it came to America in 1911, firstly in Boston.

Cathy Belton (left) as Pegeen Mike and Tom Vaughan Lawlor as Christy Mahon in the Abbey Theater of Dublin's 2004 revival of the play.