Deconstructing Erin
Mon, Mar 08
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A reading from some of the most pivotal scenes of "The Spancel of Death" written by T.H. Nally & read by Irish Actors working right now. Followed by lively & empowering discussion on theatre, rebellion, women, Ireland and everything in-between. Watch it here - https://www.youtube.com/channel/UClRz
Time & Location
Mar 08, 2021, 2:00 p.m. – 3:30 p.m. EST
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About the event
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The role of Women in Irish Theatre has always been at the cultural heart of the Nation, great women worked on and off stage to tell the stories of the people to the people. Lady Gregory and Annie Horniman funded the Start of the Abbey Theatre Dublin, 1904. These revolutionary women defined the ambition of the Abbey Theatre with their manifesto “to bring upon the stage the deeper emotions of Ireland”. By 1916 the revolutionary fervour of the Cultural Revival was moving from art to action and from the stage onto the streets.
The play “The Spancel of Death” by T.H.Nally was due to be performed when the Easter Rising began and had to be abandoned before it’s premiere. Perhaps this exceptional play was written ahead of its time. Had it been seen it would have been controversial…