Big Maggie
by John B Keane

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Synopsis

One of the most popular plays by a beloved Irish playwright, Big Maggie revolves around the domineering mother of four grown children who are determined to go their own ways and likely headed in the wrong directions.

Maggie's often-drunk, womanizing husband has died so she is now free to exercise some control over her life and her children, much to the consternation of the young people.

Wonderful character parts abound in this tightly constructed audience pleaser.

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"The feminist awareness that infuses the play gives it an intriguing texture as we watch it unfold against a colorfully detailed background of contemporary rural Ireland. It is at times like hearing Ibsen with an Irish brogue."

— WWD

Publication

Publisher Samuel French
Year 1969
Binding Paperback
Pages 87
Place New York
Language English
ISBN-13 9780573619342
ISBN-10 0573619344

Big Maggie is a American play written by John B Keane and published by Samuel French in New York (1969).

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