Extra Performance of “Juno”

The popularity of Seán O’ Casey’s plays has never been in question and the Sligo Drama Circle’s production of “Juno and the Paycock” is no exception in this regard. As a result the Drama Circle have added an extra performance to their current run in the Hawk’s Well, on Saturday 19th at 8.30pm. Juno is the voice of O’ Casey against violence. Idealists are supposed to improve society, yet the ideals of those at war cause great suffering. The men boasted of their destructive power, but the women bore the brunt of it. Boyle (Cormac Sheridan) for all his bragging, applies all his energies in avoiding work. The will, instead of bringing prosperity, brings quite the reverse. Jerry (Dave Mc Keown) for all his ideals and promises, rejects the pregnant Mary. A so-called Christian society is not very comforting towards a single pregnant girl. Directed by Frankie Brannigan, Juno features a host of well known faces.

from The Sligo Champion, February 18th, 1994