Partie 11 - Flier for ‘The Playboy of the Western World’, Gaiety Theatre, Dublin

A flier promoting a production of John Millington Synge’s ‘The Playboy of the Western World’ at the Gaiety Theatre in Dublin in July 1953. The production was staged by Cyril Cusack (1910-1993) with the actor himself in the title role (as Christy Mahon). The cast also included the Belfast-born actress Siobhán McKenna (as Pegeen Mike), with appearances by Jack McGowran, Walter Macken, and Cyril Cusack’s wife Maureen.