The Love Hungry Farmer

Name: The Love Hungry Farmer
Start: 2026-07-19
End: 2026-07-19
Location: Waterford

Seamus O’Rourke performed The Love Hungry Farmer, a travelling one-man adaptation of John B. Keane’s Letters of a Love Hungry Farmer, at Theatre Royal in Waterford on July 19, 2026. The bittersweet production follows an isolated 70-year-old farmer reflecting on loneliness, rejection and his search for companionship.

Date: Jul 19, 2026
Location: Waterford

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Highlights

One-man performance by Seamus O’Rourke
Adaptation of John B. Keane’s Letters of a Love Hungry Farmer
Story of an isolated bachelor farmer in 1950s rural Kerry
Themes of loneliness, rejection and companionship

The Love Hungry Farmer was presented at Theatre Royal in Waterford on July 19, 2026. Performed by Seamus O’Rourke and directed by Michael Scott, the one-man show is adapted from John B. Keane’s Letters of a Love Hungry Farmer.

The story centres on John Bosco McClane, an unmarried farmer living alone in rural Kerry during the 1950s. Through recollections of failed romances, matchmaking attempts and strained relationships, the production combines humour with themes of isolation, rejection and despair.

The supplied review reports a packed audience and describes O’Rourke’s performance as moving between comedy, anger and emotional vulnerability. No performance time, ticket information or additional Waterford dates are provided.

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Location described by the source: Theatre Royal; www.waterford-news.ie
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