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Juno And The Paycock
Sean O’Casey’s Juno And The Paycock is a devastating portrait of wasted potential in a Dublin torn apart by the chaos of the Irish Civil War.
Operated by The Society of London Theatre
Juno And The Paycock
National Theatre Lyttelton, South Bank, LondonSean O’Casey’s Juno And The Paycock, one of the greatest plays of the 20th century, is a devastating portrait of wasted potential in a Dublin torn apart by the chaos of the Irish Civil War.
Unemployed Jack Boyle is quite happy with his working life, or lack of it. He drinks his life away with his sidekick Joxer, while the long-suffering Juno utilises threat and cajolement to try to keep some semblance of family life in their run down tenement flat. Johnny, their son, crippled while fighting for the IRA, hides inside for fear of reprisals. His sister, Mary, is out on strike.
A brief hope of escape is wafted under their noses as news of an inheritance makes its way to them, but life is swiftly brought back into the realms of reality.
Ciarán Hinds and Sinead Cusack return to the National Theatre to lead the cast of Juno And The Paycock.
Juno And The Paycock is a co-production with the Abbey Theatre, Dublin.
For more about Juno And The Paycock at the National Theatre read the First Night Feature.
Cast & CreativesEXPAND
cast: Sinéad Cusack, Ciarán Hinds, Cornelius Clarke, Risteárd Cooper, Clare Dunne, Kieran Gough, Luke Hayden, Dermot Kerrigan, Nick Lee, Gillian McCarthy, Bernadette McKenna, Brian Martin, Janet Moran, Kevin Murphy, Ronan Raftery, Sophie Robinson, Eoin Slattery, Tom Vaughan-Lawlor
director: Howard Davies
music by: Anna Rice
designer: Bob Crowley
lighting designer: James Farncombe
sound: Ben Delaney
Ticket Prices:
£12-£45
About the show
- Age Suitability: General
- Genre: Play
- Sub-Genre: Play-Drama
- Show Times: In rep - please check with theatre for performance dates and times.
- Duration: 2h30
- opening night:
- Box Office:
020 7452 3000 - Visit the Show Website
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Venue InformationHIDE
National Theatre Lyttelton
South Bank, London, United Kingdom, SE1 9PX
- Nearest tube: Waterloo (250m), Southwark
- Nearest bus: 76, 77, 211, 507, D1, D11, P11 (York Road)149, P11 (Stamford Street)1, 4, 26, 68, X68, 76, 168, 171, 171A, 176, 188, 501, 505, 521 (Waterloo Bridge)
- Nearest train: Waterloo (250m)
- Parking: 5 spaces reserved for orange badge holders at riverside end of Cottesloe Ave. 4 extra bays opposite Cottesloe theatre for evening performances. Car Park beneath theatre. Spaces reserved for disabled customers near lifts. Free parking voucher available from box office for orange badge holders (present ticket at information desk). Automatic doors and ramps from the Car Park to the lobby and lift.
- Air conditioned: 1
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Venue Access InformationEXPAND
- How to book: Tel: 020 7452 3000 Information Desk 020 7452 3400
- Telephones: Public cash and card telephones in the main foyer, accessible to wheelchair users and fitted with sound enhancement for people with hearing aids. Phonecards can be bought from the bookshop, also at this level.
- Discounts: Discounts available for all disabled people.
- Limited mobility: Row V of the Stalls is the most accessible area. Aisle seats have the most legroom.
- Access description: Main entrance reached from Upper Ground via Theatre Avenue to Theatre Square and a drop off point approx. 40m from main entrance. Box Office and information desk on left. No steps to back row of Stalls (1 step between rows). Glass Lift (80cm wide) up to Circle (or 22 steps up). 3 steep steps between rows in the Circle. Staircases between levels have handrails on both sides; stairs in the auditorium have one handrail.
- Hearing impaired: Infra-red system with headsets or neck loops. Collect headsets/loops from box offices. Induction loops at service counters.
- Guide dogs policy: Guide dogs are not currently allowed in the auditorium, however staff are happy to dog sit. Dogs will be looked after in the cloakroom.
- Wheelchairs: No steps to the back of the Stalls through entrances on either side of the Long bar. 4 spaces for wheelchair users in row V. Transfer seating available to aisle seats. Wheelchairs stored at back of auditorium.
- Toilets: Women’s and men’s at ground floor level and Circle level.
- Disabled toilets: Adapted WC next to right-hand Stalls entrance.
- Bars: 6 licensed bars. Access information: No steps to Lyttelton Long Bar and buffet from the main foyer. Glass lift to Lyttelton circle bar, moveable seats and tables.
