Juno and the Paycock: Sean O'Casey's Irish Classic from the Odyssey Theatre Ensemble
Odyssey Theatre (2055 S Sepulveda Blvd. Los Angeles, CA 90025)
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The last date listed for Juno and the Paycock was Sunday June 5, 2011 / 2:00pm.
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Sheldon R.
Of course the play is older but still a vivid picture of human life. The cast was superb and the staging was excellent.Written on May 30 2011
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Jim
Two brilliant plays currently playing deal with the effect of society’s greed and venality on families beset with their own weaknesses. This one and “Curse of the Starving Class.” The actors in both are terrific. Don’t miss either one.Written on May 16 2011
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sally marshi
Having had the great good fortune of seeing the Irish National Theatre company do an extraordinary job performing the third play ("Plow and the Stars") in O'Casey's trilogy in Dublin, I was excited to see the second play ("Juneau and the Paycock") at the Odyssey. The job done done by the INT company left very big shoes to fill and I thought all of the cast members did an admirable job in their efforts to do so. It is a difficult play to direct as everything basically happens in one room of a tenement apartment, but even with this hurdle in place, the actors and director succeeded in staging it in such a way as to maintain our interest throughout. An Irish brogue is not always easy to employ without the danger of it being distracting or confusing (ie. I heard several audience members express confusion about words and phrases after a performance of "The Cripple of Inishmaan" last week at the Kirk Douglas Theatre), but the actors did a splendid job at The Odyssey.Written on May 09 2011
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Victor B.
This large cast does a wonderful job of presenting a working class family in Dublin in the early 1920's. All speak with an Irish accent, but are easily understood. My only caveat is that the play is a little too long.Written on May 03 2011
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More Information About Juno and the Paycock
Website
http://www.odysseytheatre.com/theatre2.php
Quotes & Highlights
- Sean O'Casey admirer Alfred Hitchcock filmed a faithful adaptation of the play in 1930.
- "This staging of O'Casey's play artfully mixes blarney and despair in almost equal measure."--L.A. Weekly (Go!)
Description
One of the greatest of all Irish plays, Sean O'Casey's Juno and the Paycock has delighted audiences since its first production at the Abbey Theatre in 1924. This classic about the trials and tribulations of an indomitable Dublin family captures not just a key moment in Irish history but the character and soul of a nation.
A seamless marriage of comedy and tragedy, Juno and the Paycock is one of the most significant plays of the 20th century. Set against the background of the Irish Civil War in 1922, a woman struggles to support her family as her husband struts around town. Then he suddenly inherits a fortune, triggering a spending spree that threatens to bring down the whole family.