Outside Mullingar

About the Play

Outside Mullingar is the story of Anthony and Rosemary, neighbours in rural Ireland, who are nearing their middle years. Anthony is an introverted farmer and Rosemary is the woman who vows to have him at all costs. When Anthony's father threatens to disinherit his son, Rosemary steps into the middle of a land feud and family eccentricities beyond what one might imagine. On the brink of romantic catastrophe, this one-of-a-kind Irish heroine fights against time and mortality in hopes of securing her dream of love. Shanley's piece is by turns poetic, uplifting, dark and funny as hell.

About the Cast

The cast and director of Outside Mullingar have spent a year workshopping this play together. They performed two dramatic readings of it locally, one at Eton Studios in East Vancouver in December 2024 and the other at White Rock's Peninsula Productions in February 2025. They are thrilled to be bringing this play in it's entirety to Jericho Arts Centre!

Please Note

There will be a 15 minute intermission.

Reviews on John Patrick Shanley

"Wholly diverting... Mr. Shanley's finest work since Doubt... a softhearted comedy freckled with dark reflections on the unsatisfactory nature of life and the thorns of love."

- New York Times

Mullingar is Shanley’s best play since Doubt, and like that hit from a decade ago, it’s lean, dialectical and packed with wise saws and aphoristic gems."

- Time Out New York

"Outside Mullingar is a charmer of a play... In [Shanley's] first work set in Ireland, he lovingly tends the roots and tills the soil of his ancestry, spinning a tale suffused with melancholy humor and a deep yearning for heart, home, land, faith and a sense of belonging.... Shanley has a poet’s ear for the lyrical music and twinkly humor of their dialogue."

- Hollywood Reporter

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