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Juno and the Paycock

American  
[pey-kok] / ˈpeɪ kɒk /

noun

  1. a play (1924) by Sean O'Casey.


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Well, I love this one but outside of Succession, I adored Juno and the Paycock in the off-Broadway production.

From The Guardian Sep. 28, 2019

While working on a book about the actor, the biographer Alexander Larman had a glimpse of screen versions of the Seán O’Casey play Juno and the Paycock, and Chekhov’s work Uncle Vanya.

From The Guardian Nov. 22, 2017

The Plough and the Stars is O'Casey's second-best play; his ineffable masterwork is Juno and the Paycock.

From Time Magazine Archive

Juno and the Paycock shows a family meeting a tragic fate through the weaknesses of a comic character.

From Time Magazine Archive

It has much that is indi vidual, and at its best evokes the vernacular glories of Juno and the Paycock.

From Time Magazine Archive

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