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Title details for The Playboy of the Western World by J.M. Synge - Available

The Playboy of the Western World

by J.M. Synge
Orson Bean
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Orson Bean and Alley Mills star in the story of a man who becomes the town hero after he boasts of murdering his father. Riots greeted the first performance of this 1907 comic masterpiece of the Irish Literary Renaissance. L.A. Theatre Works reprises the Pacific Residents Theatreís acclaimed production.

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  • Release date

    January 1, 2000

  • Formats

    • OverDrive Listen audiobook

      • ISBN: 9781580814942
      • File size: 47333 KB
      • Duration: 01:38:36

  • Languages

    • English

  • Reviews

    • AudioFile Magazine
      This production is a delight. Synge is difficult for American audiences because he writes in Irish dialect. However, this cast, led by Orson Bean and Alley Mills, delivers every line of Synge's poetic script clearly. Even when several characters are arguing in heavy Irish brogues, each word can be heard distinctly. What's more, the production uses spatial and sound effects so well that the action seems to move through a living Irish village. The plot, about a ridiculous wonder of a man becoming a hero through claiming to have murdered his father and finding true love as a result, seems simple and true as you listen to this charming production. G.T.B. (c) AudioFile 2002, Portland, Maine

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