Sive

By John B.Keane
With Introduction and Commentary by Joanna Keane O’Flynn

Powerful and provocative, Sive is the story of greed and bitterness, of a scheming matchmaker and a resentful woman forcing a beautiful young girl to marry an old man.
Set against the harsh poverty and difficult times of 1950s Ireland, Sive caused considerable controversy on its debut in February 1959. Since then it has become an established part of Ireland’s theatrical canon.