Riders to the Sea

A one-act tragedy by J. M. Synge, first performed in 1904, set in a cottage on the Aran island of Inishmaan, where an old woman named Maurya faces the loss of her sons to the sea.

Public domain in the US. From Project Gutenberg.

Topic

Historical and Classical Fiction›Classic plays›British and Irish plays since 1800›Fantasy, folk, and religious plays

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Adults›Historical and Classical Fiction›Classic plays›British and Irish plays since 1800