The Playboy of the Western World

One of the best-known Irish playwrights, John Millington Synge premiered The Playboy of the Western World in 1907. It immediately provoked controversy, eventually resulting in the infamous 'Playboy' riots. It has been recorded and adapted many times, but this historic recording from 1955 stars the Irish actors who made it a classic, including Siobhan McKenna and Cyril Cusack.