The Love Hungry Farmer with Seamus O’Rourke at Hammersmith Irish Cultural Centre, London
About the show
John Bosco McLaine is a man who has never lain down with a woman, but has had romantic blood pulsing through his veins all his life. Always an optimist, and virgin in equal measure, he embarks on a search for an ideal companion regardless of age, failure rate or dammed advice!… and in a community where advice is ample and women few, he follows his heart in an ultimate bid to procure himself a wife.
Often referred to as the natural successor to John B Keane as Ireland’s masterful present day storyteller, Seamus O’Rourke brings to life in this production the wistful, blundering, romantic John Bosco McLean, matching stride for stride Keane’s fantastic wit and way with words in an uproarious evening of laughter, love, hope and desire…
Love Hungry Farmer comes to the ICC following its sold-out tour of Ireland, where it received tumultuous standing ovations each night. The production arrives directly from its run at the Edinburgh Festival 2026, where it is scheduled to perform at the festival’s premier venue, The Assembly Rooms.
This play contains adult themes and innuendo and is suitable for 18+ years.