“Big Maggie” by John B. Keane

Big Maggie is a compelling portrait of a woman who is determined to take control of her life following the death of her husband. Set in rural Ireland during the 1960s, the recently widowed Maggie Polpin has inherited her late husband’s farm and shop and her two sons and two daughters anticipate a share of the spoils. The Author, the late John B Keane, deals mercilessly with the undercurrents of a changing rural Ireland where religious, social and domestic certainties are under siege.

This Play is rich in comedy and tragedy, directed by Pat Cummins and Hugh O’Neill, the superb Cast bring all the Characters to life and relive the hardships of death, dispossession, domestic violence and infidelity, shattered hopes and dreams.