Streets of Dublin

A Man of No Importance tells the heartfelt story of Alfie Byrne, a bus driver and amateur theatre director in 1964 Dublin who holds a secret that could change his life and relationships forever. The only person he has to confide in is his imaginary friend Oscar Wilde. When Alfie wants to put on a production of Salome, he is met with pushback from religious authorities and is forced to grapple with the shame he feels over a love “that dare not speak its name”.
      One of the most inspiring songs in the show is “The Streets of Dublin” which takes place in a scene at the bus garage between Alfie and his friend and fellow bus driver, Robbie. At the bus garage, Robbie changes a tire while Alfie urges him to take the role. Robbie insists that he's not fit for the theatre, but Alfie sees something in him. Alfie has been under the impression that Robbie must be interested in Miss Adele Rice. When Alfie presses Robbie to tell him whom he fancies, Robbie refuses to say. Instead, Robbie takes Alfie out with him to the pub, where there's a different kind of poetry in the air which leads into the song "The Streets of Dublin".