The Field

19 - 25 April 2026

Written by John B. Keane and directed by Julianne Mullen

The Field is a play written by John B. Keane, first performed at Dublin’s Olympia Theatre in 1965. The Field is John B Keane’s fierce and tender study of the love a man can have for land and the ruthless lengths he will go to in order to obtain the object of his desire. It is dominated by Bull McCabe, one of the most famous characters in Irish writing.

By kind permission of Drama League of Ireland CLG.