Juno and the Paycock

<p><i>Ah, what can God do agen the stupidity o’ men!</i><br><br>Dublin, 1922. The Irish Civil War is tearing the nation apart. In the cauldron of the family’s tiny tenement flat, Juno Boyle, a beleaguered matriarch whose sharp wit is a survival tool, struggles to make ends meet and keep the family together. Her husband, ‘Captain’ Jack Boyle, fancies himself a ship's commander but sails no further than the pub. Then providence comes knocking with news of a great<br>inheritance.<br><br>Sean O’Casey’s tragicomic masterpiece was first performed at the Abbey Theatre, Dublin, in 1924, and revived at the Gielgud Theatre, London, in September 2024.<br><br>‘The power of <i>Juno and the Paycock</i> never fails to surprise and enthral and inspire. Its violent passion, its deep humanity, its bubbling humour and its appalling tragedy are soaked in the very spirit of Ireland itself.’ <i>Daily Mail</i></p>