Abbey Theatre
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The Abbey Theatre, also known as the National Theatre of Ireland is a theatre in Dublin, Ireland. It first opened to the public on 27 December 1904, and moved from its original building after a fire i
Front façade
A poster for the opening run at the Abbey Theatre from 27 December 1904 to 3 January 1905
Lady Gregory pictured on the frontispiece to Our Irish Theatre: A Chapter of Autobiography (1913)
John Millington Synge, author of The Playboy of the Western World, which caused riots at the Abbey on the play's opening night
Seán O'Casey
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Seán O'Casey was an Irish dramatist and memoirist. A committed socialist, he was the first Irish playwright of note to write about the struggles and experiences of the working class in Dublin. He is b
Abbey Theatre
…most of whom had plays staged there. The Abbey served as a nursery for many of leading Irish playwrights, including William Butler Yeats, Lady Gregory, Seán O'Casey and John Millington Synge, as well as leading actors. In addition, through its extensive programme of touring abroad and its high visibility to foreign…
No. 422 North Circular Road, the house where O'Casey wrote the Dublin trilogy
Study of Seán O'Casey by Dublin artist Reginald Gray, for The New York Times (1966)
Seán O'Casey's childhood home. Upper Dorset Street, Dublin
No. 9 Innisfallen Parade, Dublin. Seán O'Casey lived here from 1882 to 1888.