The Playboy of the Western World Revival 2009

Run Time:
2 hours and 20 minutes, with two intermissions
Opened: October 11, 2009
Closing: November 22, 2009

The Playboy of the Western World - 2009 - Off-Broadway History , Info & More

City Center Stage 2
131 West 55th St. (between 6th and 7th Avenues) New York, NY 10019

J. M. Synge’s eccentric, high-spirited comedy celebrates the grand poetry and reckless abandon of the Irish imagination, taking us to a hardscrabble corner of the world where murderers speak in earthy music, the underdog rules on high, feisty damsels are eager to be won, and it’s the tale well told that wins the day.

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