The Love Hungry Farmer - Market Place Theatre, Armagh

What to Expect

The Love Hungry Farmer brings John B Keane’s comic writing to the Market Place Theatre stage for one night, Thursday 29 October, in a one-man show built around John Bosco McLane, a bachelor farmer well past his best years and still, despite his best efforts, without any luck in love. The show is a laugh-out-loud satire on rural Irish courtship and small-farm life, told through Keane’s sharp, wry dialogue and delivered as a solo performance that leans hard on character comedy rather than a full cast production.

The touring production has been playing arts centres and theatres across Ireland through 2026, and the Armagh date slots into that wider run. As a one-man show it is a compact, character-driven night out rather than a big-production spectacle, closer in feel to a stand-up hour than a conventional play, built on monologue, comic timing and Keane’s ear for rural Irish speech. It runs as a single evening performance with no matinee listed for the Armagh date.

Good to Know

• Date and time: Thursday 29 October 2026, 8:00pm
• Venue: Market Place Theatre and Arts Centre, Market Street, Armagh
• One-man comic show based on John B Keane’s writing, part of a wider 2026 Irish tour
• Booking and pricing through the Market Place Theatre box office, 0330 056 1025, or marketplacearmagh.com
• One-off date at this venue rather than a recurring residency, so confirm details closer to the night

Getting There

The Market Place Theatre is on Market Street in Armagh city centre. From Belfast, the M1 and A3 via Portadown take around an hour; from Dublin, the A1/N1 through Newry is the direct route. Translink Goldline and Ulsterbus services run into Armagh bus station on Lonsdale Road, a short walk from the theatre, with public parking nearby including the Market Street car park.