Unpublished Keane plays uncovered

ALMOST a year after his death, John B Keane is still springing literary surprises — just in time to generate theatrical debate at Listowel Writers’ Week.

Two unpublished plays by the famous writer have been discovered in his study and they will be staged when his widow, Mary, decides the time is right.

The plays were both written several decades ago and deal with controversial themes. ‘Piseog,’ which was written in the mid-1960s after ‘The Field’, tells the story of the intimidation of a poor and superstitious family.