Synopsis
Arrah Na Pogue
$15.99 Published by Methuen
As night falls on the Wicklow mountains, the popular but incorrigible rebel Beamish MacCaul is lying in wait
He's out to ambush the cowardly rent-collector Michael Feeny and relieve him of a "big lump of money"
That done, he's off to marry Fanny Power
Meanwhile, down in the valley, love is in the air for Shaun the Post and our heroine Arrah Meelish too
But Arrah has a secret - and Michael Feeny's found out
As Shaun and Arrah celebrate their wedding, revenge comes a-calling But Love conquers all - including the hangman's noose! The play is full of Boucicault's trademark comic roguery, farce and melodrama, which has influenced Irish playwrights including Synge, O'Casey, Shaw and McDonagh
This edition also features an introduction by leading Boucicault scholar Dr Scott Boltwood
About the Author
Dion Boucicault, "the most conspicuous English dramatist of the 19th century" (New York Times), was a witty, selfish and deceitful charmer, a bigamist, a profligate spendthrift and the author of dozens of successful plays, only a handful of which endure
His early comedies influenced Oscar Wilde, and his Irish melodramas Shaw, Synge, and O'Casey