The O'Casey Enigma

A series celebrating the life and work of the great Irish playwright, Sean O'Casey (1880 - 1964)

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Lecture 1: Friday 11th May 2007
" O'Casey's Toy Theatre" By Tomas Mac Anna, Former Artistic Director Of The Abbey Theatre.

Lecture 2: Friday 18th May 2007 
" O'Casey in the Twenties" By Denis Johnston, Playwright.

Friday 25th May 2007
No programme due to General Election coverage

Lecture 3: Friday 1st June 2007 
"Acting in O'Casey " By Cyril Cusack, Actor

Lecture 4: Friday 8th June 2007
" O'Casey and the Trade Unions" By James Plunkett, Author And Former Trade Unionist.

Lecture 5: Friday 15th June 2007
" O'Casey and Socialism" By C. Desmond Greaves, Historian.

Lecture 6: Friday 22nd June 2007 
"O'Casey's Productions In East Germany" By Hans Georg Simmgen, Theatre Director.

Lecture 7: Friday 29th June 2007 
"The Prose Writings Of O'Casey" By Robery Hogan, Professor Of Irish Literature

Lecture 8: Friday 6th July 2007
"O'Casey's Journey into Joy" By Brendan Kennelly, Poet And Professor Of Literature

Lecture 9: Friday 13th July 2007
"A Summing Up" by Micheal O Haodha, Author And Broadcaster.

The series was first broadcast on the centenary of The Birth of Sean O'Casey in 1980.

The producer of the series was Michael Littleton.