The performances will take place February 13, 14, and 15 at 7:30 pm and February 15 and 16 at 2 pm!

J.M. Synge’s The Playboy of the Western World was first staged in the Abbey Theatre in 1907. A hundred years later the story is retold by Nigerian-Irish playwright, Bisi Adigun and one of Ireland’s best-known writers, Roddy Doyle. The original western farmers and villagers are now tough Dublin gangsters. The runaway playboy of the story, Christy Mahon, is re-imagined as a Nigerian refugee, Christopher Malomo. This adaptation highlights the changes that have occurred in Ireland, including the issues of immigration and inequality. The script was first commissioned by Adigun’s theatre company, Arambe Productions, Ireland’s first and only African Theatre Company.

Closed captioning will be available at all performances in both English and Spanish. Further instructions on accessing the captions on your smartphone will be available upon arrival.

Captioning is powered by CCTheater, from AccessTech, LLC.

Spanish subtitles provided by Irene K. Nash and Glorian Hidalgo Vega.

Buy tickets here- tickets are $8-$18. CoAA Faculty, Staff, and Students are eligible for free tickets to this performance. Please log into your Niner account in the ticketing system to redeem.