The Well of Saints

The Well of Saints is a rich and complex tragic-comedic study of the conflict between imagination and reality. Two married blind beggars get a chance to finally see the world — and each other — when a wandering holy man gives them their sight. The playwright, John Millington Synge, best known for his comedy The Playboy of the Western World, was a leading figure of the Irish Literary Renaissance. The Well of Saints was one of the first plays to be staged at the Abbey Theatre, almost one hundred years ago. Carmel O’Reilly directs.