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The Playboy of the Western World
A Comedy in Three Acts. First performed
at the Abbey Theatre in
Dublin, Ireland on
January 26, 1907.
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How this play is different from other ones
Dear everyone, Please help me to answer the following ques In what way is Murder in the Cathedral different from the other plays of your course ? (Dr. Faustus,A midsummer night's dreams,Hamlet,The Alchemist,The Playboy of the Western World, pygmalion,Murder in the Cathedral,Look back in Anger,Waiting for Gogot) Comparing these plays I have to tell uniqueness of the play at hand.......Plz help me Rupal
Posted By Rupal at Sun 24 Jan 2010, 6:02 AM in The Playboy of the Western World || 0 Replies
Playboy centenary
This topic was originally started by Chris76, but accidentally got erased, but I am able to re-post portions of it, starting on page 2 :) Originally Posted by Niamh View Post Just a little note for all the fans of J.M.Synge, Next month (21st Jan 07) is the one hundred aniversary of the first ever performance of the Playboy Of The Western World. It Is also the Aniversary of The Riots in the Abbey theatre dublin caused by the first ever performance of the Playboy! Hopefully the Abbey Theatre Put on the play next month to celebrate!
Posted By Logos at Sat 20 Jan 2007, 9:38 AM in The Playboy of the Western World || 17 Replies