KnowraThe Playboy of the Western WorldLinked fromLinked fromThe 8 pages that link to The Playboy of the Western World, each with the reason it gives.All 8Broader topic 4Related 1Compared with 3Martin McDonaghCompared with: Its reception and rural setting provide a historical counterpart to debates around McDonagh’s Irish plays.Seán O'CaseyCompared with: Its Abbey Theatre riot shows how O'Casey's politically charged premieres inherited an audience already primed for controversy.Edna O'BrienCompared with: Synge’s play offers an earlier, sharply different theatrical image of rural Ireland.