Donnybrook!

Donnybrook!

Book by Robert E. McEnroe
Music and Lyrics by Johnny Burke

Based on The Quiet Man by Maurice Walsh

Donnybrook!

Donnybrook!

Book by Robert E. McEnroe
Music and Lyrics by Johnny Burke

Based on The Quiet Man by Maurice Walsh

Overview

An American prize-fighter returns to Ireland to settle down after his last fight—in which his opponent died. With the help of the local matchmaker he woos and wins a comely Irish lass, but antagonizes her brother, who has no respect for a man who won't fight back when he's hit. He denies his sister her dowry. This doesn't bother the boxer, but it does the bride who takes matters into her own hands...

Keywords

Want to perform this show?

Details

  • Genre: Adaptations (Literature)

Authors

Author

Robert E. McEnroe

Author

Johnny Burke

Author

Maurice Walsh