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The Country Boy
- Debuted:
- 1999
- Directed by:
- Garry Hynes
- Written by:
- John Murphy
- Mounted by:
- Druid Theatre Company
- Cillian plays:
- Curly
- (a young Irish farmer)
Synopsis:
From Irish Playography: "Curly (Cillian Murphy) is twenty-five, stuck living at home on the farm with his parents. He yearns to move on, get married to sweetheart Eileen (Emily Nagle) and find a life of his own, but father Tom (Eamon Morrissey) is stubborn in the face of change. When Curly's older brother Eddie (Peter Gowan) comes home from America on holidays, he can start to see a range of alternative futures in front of him. But which one to choose, and why?"
Cast also included Stella McCusker and Shelley Williams.
Dates and Venues:
- 27–29, 31 May 1999, Previews at Druid Lane Theatre, Galway, Ireland
- 1–12 June 1999 at Druid Lane Theatre, Galway, Ireland
- 14–19 June 1999 at Civic Theatre, Tallaght, Ireland
- 21–26 June 1999 at Belltable Arts Centre, Limerick, Ireland
