Renowned actor is in a field of his own

DES Keogh, one of Ireland’s foremost actors and entertainers, is bringing his hugely successful and award-winning show, ‘The Love-Hungry Farmer’, by John B Keene, to the Dolmen Theatre for the first time.

Beginning on Monday, October 3, ‘The Love-Hungry Farmer’ tells the story of John Bosco McLane, a bachelor of ‘indeterminate’ age and, according to his own assessment, ‘past his best’ and evidently still a virgin.

McLane’s amorous adventures range from the hilarious to the pitiful. 

John B Keene ranks among the great Irish writers. His plays include ‘Sive’, ‘The Field’ and ‘Big Maggie’. ‘The Field’ became an Oscar-nominated film starring Richard Harris. 

‘Des Keogh is super’, The  Irish Times stated recently. ‘A consummate actor wedded to a skilled raconteur, the wine he offers is vintage’.

 ‘The Love-Hungry Farmer’ has been one of the most successful and popular Irish shows of the last decade. It has toured Ireland extensively and has played two sell-out seasons at the Gaiety Theatre Dublin. It has also played at both the Edinburgh and Adelaide festivals.