Juno and the Paycock
Alfred Hitchcock so loved Sean O'Casey's Abbey theatre play he adapted and filmed it. A Dublin tenement family nearing destitution get wind of an inheritance.
Sean O'Casey's hilarious tragic-comedy, set in a working-class Dublin tenement during the Irish Civil War, is now considered one of the finest Irish plays of the last century. Will a surprise inheritance improve life for the Boyle family?
Juno Boyle ..... Sorcha Cusack
Captain Boyle ..... Stanley Townsend
Joxer Daly ..... John Kavanagh
Mary Boyle ..... Beth Cooke
Johnny Boyle ..... Rory Fleck Byrne
Charles Bentham ..... Ruari Conaghan
Maisie Madigan ..... Michele Moran
Mrs Tancred ..... Marcella Riordan
'Needle' Nugent ..... Stephen Hogan
Furniture Man ..... David Cann
Neighbour ..... Craig Els
Neighbour ..... Scarlett Brookes
Adapted and directed by Peter Kavanagh.
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| Role | Contributor |
|---|---|
| Writer | Sean O'Casey |
| Juno Boyle | Sorcha Cusack |
| Captain Boyle | Stanley Townsend |
| Joxer Daly | John Kavanagh |
| Mary Boyle | Beth Cooke |
| Johnny Boyle | Rory Fleck Byrne |
| Charles Bentham | Ruairi Conaghan |
| Maisie Maidgan | Michele Moran |
| Mrs Tancred | Marcella Riordan |
| 'Needle' Nugent | Stephen Hogan |
| Furniture Man | David Cann |
| Neighbour | Craige Els |
| Neighbour | Scarlett Brookes |
| Director | Peter Kavanagh |
Broadcasts
- Sun 16 Nov 201422:00BBC Radio 3
- Sun 27 May 201819:30BBC Radio 3
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