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O'Casey, Sean
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O'Casey, Sean (1880–1964). Irish playwright and author. His real name was John Casey, but was later changed to the more Gaelic Sean O'Casey. He worked as a casual labourer until the age of 30 when he became involved in Irish politics as a member of the
Gaelic League, the
Irish Republican Brotherhood, Jim
Larkin's Union, the Irish Citizen Army, and the Irish Socialist Party respectively. In 1916 he turned to writing plays, but it was not until 1923 that one of his plays was staged. His three early plays,
the Shadow of a Gunman (1923),
Juno and the Paycock (1924), and
the Plough and the Stars (1926), dealt with the impact of the Troubles on ordinary people.
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Act I: Theatre says its been gazumped over classic plays; Drama: Dispute involves plays by Sean OCasey, here with wife Eileen Actor Bryan Murray at the launch of The Deep Blue Sea at the Gate Theatre.
Newspaper article from: The Daily Mail (London, England); 4/4/2008; 700+ words
; ...Abbey Theatre in its bid to stage the OCasey plays. The plan was to take on OCaseys...Nevertheless Druid started negotiations with the OCasey estate on the rights tothe plays but...view onwhat happened in relation to the OCasey plays. He recalled: We were in discussions...
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A lost world up for sale.
Newspaper article from: The Daily Mail (London, England); 3/31/2008; 700+ words
; ...Parnell, PadraigPearse and Michael Collins. Correspondence between playwright Samuel Beckettand Eileen OCasey, wife of writer Sean OCasey, over 20 years is valued at asmuch as E10,000. Expecting to generate a similar price are a series of...
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Ronnie Drew tops the poll of Dublins all-time greatest.
Newspaper article from: The Daily Mail (London, England); 11/7/2008; 700+ words
; ...19th century. Rounding off the top ten is playwright Sean OCasey, author of The Plough and the Stars. Drew goes down...8) William Rowan Hamilton (9) Colin Farrell (10) Sean O'Casey klara.kubiak@dailymail
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Whats on tomorrow.(News)
Newspaper article from: The News Letter (Belfast, Northern Ireland); 6/18/2003; 519 words
; ...amp; 7.00pm. lArdhowen Theatre, Dublin Road, Enniskillen. Island Productions presents The Shadow of a Gunman by Sean OCasey. A love story set amid the troubles of 1920s Dublin. 8.00pm. lGroup Theatre, Bedford Street, Belfast. Harmony...
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Art or eyesore? Either way, Iron Man takes a step closer to reality; Landmark: Gormleys most celebrated work is the Angel of the North Monstrosity or artistic delight? Gormleys Iron Man.
Newspaper article from: The Daily Mail (London, England); 7/14/2008; 700+ words
; ...approval byDublin City Council. Planning permission has been given to erect the wire statue in the River Liffeybeside Sean OCasey bridge despite the worries of local residents. With the height of the structure nearly rivalling that of Liberty Hall...
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Stars heading for Forum
Newspaper article from: Belfast Telegraph; 7/30/2008; ; 619 words
; ...over the autumn/winter months. The season opens with drama set in Donegal in The Tragedy of Dunkeer House, while Sean OCasey's classic play Juno and the Paycock is brought to revellers by the Association Of Regional Theatres - another quality...
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A social-emotional history of Ireland
Newspaper article from: The Independent - London; 2/27/2009; ; 691 words
; ...hear it in your head. Indeed, you wonder if it began life as a radio play. The modern Irish greats Brien Friel, Sean OCasey come to mind. Then Hart distances herself, interpolating dry little comments about the Irish from a strangers perspective...
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A dodgy portrayal of a dodgy taoiseach; Power couple: Frank Melia and Deirdre Monaghan in Rita Dunne.
Newspaper article from: The Daily Mail (London, England); 7/11/2008; 679 words
; ...cast. The taoiseachs vergedon Texan, unless it was an intentional link to cowboys, whereas Monaghan leanedtowards Sean OCasey. Keogh offered light relief and made full use of anorthside accent for her hairdressing anecdotes, but once done and...
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à Honey,à à Rockneà also high on the heap
Newspaper article from: Chicago Sun-Times (IL); 12/28/2008; ; 700+ words
; ...Ajay Kumar was the best Puck ever. Juno and the Paycock (The Artistic Home): With its terrific revival of this Sean OCasey classic, the Artistic Home tested the boards at its new permanent home in the former Live Bait Theatre space. A darlin...
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Hopes for a 150ft Liffey statue sink.
Newspaper article from: The Daily Mail (London, England); 1/17/2009; 427 words
; ...it would dwarf their riverside homes on City Quay. The controversial sculpture was to stand 100ft to the left of the Sean OCasey Bridge, and 40ft from the wall of the quay. It would have been just 33ft shorter than Liberty Hall.
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