Playboy of the Western World @ The Old Vic

Playboy of the Western World @The Old Vic. An earthy, warm Irish tale of courting & gbh: a sons murderous loathing of his father & blarney fuelled allure to the ladies 7/10.

Good debut by leading actor.

Several members of the audience left at the interval. Not sure why. Perhaps they did not know the play was set in a 19th century small irish community with accents.

I found the 2nd half as entertaining as the first. Always a relief since so many plays fail to sustain their initial engagement.

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