The Whiteheaded Boy is an old-fashioned, three-act Irish comedy penned by the famous Lennox Robinson who was the author of more than twenty plays, and was among the founding members of The Abbey Theatre. The Whiteheaded Boy was his most successful play both here and abroad and was first presented at the Abbey Theatre in 1916.

Denis Geoghegan returns home from Dublin, where he has been a medical student at Trinity College. He is the white-headed boy who exploits his special place in a loving if indulgent family while his siblings wait patiently to marry or get on with their lives.

This is a must for all. Take a step back in time when promises of marriage were binding and breaking them had dire consequences; and £100 was a small fortune.

Barnstorm Theatre Company presents the Adult Drama Club’s production of this Irish classic in the Watergate, Kilkenny. The cast of 13 local actors make their first appearance on the main-stage under the guidance of Artistic Director Philip Hardy.