The Playboy of the Western World, Old Vic
It's difficult for modern theatregoers " in or beyond Ireland " to understand the extraordinary furore The Playboy of the Western World caused when it was first performed in 1907 at the Abbey Theatre in Dublin. Protesters, who believed the play was a slur on the Irish people, gathered at the theatre and drowned out performances with their shouting, and there were even cries of "Kill the author".read more
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