OVERVIEW

• Playwright

  Martin Sharry 

• Adapted / Translated From

  John Millington (J.M.) Synge

• Adapted From Notes

  Adapted from The Playboy of the Western World

• Setting

  A bar in the West of Ireland

• Synopsis

  Patrick wants to live and work in Ireland but he is African. He lands in a bar in the west and is offered a trial run – it is St. Patrick’s Day after all. Patrick’s survival depends upon the imagination of the locals. Eventually, the drama gives way to something more surreal. The characters fade and the author’s relationship with his own father (who is dead) demands attention. Only then is integration possible and people are seen as people, hopefully. 

• Play Type

  Adaptation/Translation
  

  Number Of Acts

  Full-Length

Cast size

• Male

  10

• Female

  6

• Total

  16

Original Production

• Date of First Production

  29 September 2017

• Original Venue

  The New Theatre
  

Source Of Information

The information for this entry was taken from the play's original production programme, as well as the Dublin Theatre Festival programme.