The Playboy of the Western World
Sep 13th
Stage to Screen
The Playboy of the Western World is a three-act play written by Irish playwright John Millington Synge, first performed at the Abbey Theatre, Dublin, on 26 January 1907. The work is considered a centerpiece of the Irish Literary Revival movement and influenced numerous other writers of the period, but was initially met with riots and protests in Dublin when it first premiered. It is set in Michael James Flaherty's public house in County Mayo during the early 1900s, and tells the story of Christy Mahon, a young man running away from his farm, claiming he killed his father.
The Bing Theater
Downtown Spokane 901 W Sprague Ave Phone: (509) 227-7404
The Bing Theater901 W Sprague Ave
Spokane, Washington 99201