The Love Hungry Farmer – by John B. Keane, Dublin

The Love Hungry Farmer – by John B. Keane is a theatre production at The Civic Theatre in Dublin on 6 November 2026. It stars Seamus O’ Rourke and is presented by CTD. City Theatre Dublin.

The play follows a man who has never lain down with a woman, but has had romantic blood pulsing through his veins all his life. He is an optimist who sets out to find a companion regardless of age, failure rate or advice, in a community where advice is ample and women are few, in a bid to find himself a wife. The production runs for 90 minutes with one interval.

The author, John B. Keane, was born in 1928 in Listowel, Co. Kerry, and ran a pub in Listowel during his literary career. His plays include Sive, The Field and Big Maggie.