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Juno and the Paycock
- Debuted:
- 1999
- Directed by:
- Garry Hynes
- Written by:
- Sean O'Casey
- Cillian plays:
- Johnny Boyle
- (a troubled young Irish republican)
Synopsis:
The second part of playwright Sean O'Casey's "Dublin Trilogy," Juno and the Paycock follows the struggles of Jack and Juno Boyle (Michael Gambon and Marie Mullen) in eeking out a meagre existence in a 1920s Dublin tenement with their children, Mary (Dawn Bradfield) and Johnny (Cillian Murphy). The family's fortunes appear to take a turn for the better when a handsome stranger, Mr. Bentham (Declan Conlan), arrives with news of an inheritance. Their joy is short-lived as they learn that not only will there be no inheritance, but that Mr. Bentham has fled to England leaving Mary pregnant with his child. Their troubles multiply when it is revealed that Johnny, emotionally and physically scarred from his involvement in the Easter uprising against British rule, betrayed a republican comrade.
Cast also included David Wilmot, Brid Brennan, and Pat Leavy.
Dates and Venues:
- September 1999 at the Gaiety Theatre, Dublin, Ireland
