Considered too offensive to stage in Ireland during Synge’s lifetime, The Tinker’s Wedding (1908) is a short, boisterous comedy set among Irish tinkers. When Sarah Casey decides she wants a proper church wedding, the plan founders on the unreliability of her companion Michael and the venality of the local priest. The play’s irreverent treatment of the clergy is mild by modern standards but was genuinely inflammatory in Edwardian Ireland.
A slight but lively piece from one of Ireland’s greatest dramatists. This free EPUB is formatted for any e-reader.