Youth’s the Season -?

Presented by The Abbey Theatre

Set in newly independent Ireland, a group of young Dubliners gather to celebrate Desmond’s 21st birthday. They flirt wildly, discuss the nature of love, and trade devastating insults as the party gets into full swing. However, every party has to come to an end… You’ll never think about life in the jazz age in the same way again.

Written when Mary Manning was 26 and first performed in 1931, this startlingly modern coming-of-age satire explores the ups and downs of life for privileged young Irish people at the time. Manning’s plays were extremely popular with audiences of their time and this 2025 production offers the opportunity to revisit this precious gem from the Irish theatre canon.