New Irish writing policy at the Abbey Theatre brings Thomas Kilroy play to the stage
Thomas Kilroy's play 'Tea and Sex and Shakespeare' premiered at the Abbey in 1976 as part of the Dublin Theatre Festival. In this extract from 'Last House', Brendan Smith, director of the festival, explains how it had been agreed policy with the Abbey in recent years that they present a new play by an Irish playwright in the second week of the festival. Kilroy talks about the play itself, which is directed by Max Stafford-Clark, seen here in rehearsal with actors Donal McCann and Kevin McHugh.
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Dublin Theatre Festival |
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00:02:28 |
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Video |
Clip Title: |
'Tea and Sex and Shakespeare' at the Abbey |
Series Title: |
Last House |
Information: |
'Last House' was launched as a summer magazine programme featuring all the latest arts news in 1975. It was produced by John McColgan and presented by Tom McGurk and Áine O'Connor. It was so popular that it was converted into 'First House' for the autumn season, reverting to 'Last House' the following summer, when it was produced by Agnes Cogan. |
Local Keywords: |
Abbey Theatre, Drama, Literature, Plays, Playwrights, Actors, Acting, Directors, Directing, Dublin Theatre Festival, Brendan Smith, Max Stafford-Clark, Donal McCann, Kevin McHugh, Last House, Tea and Sex and Shakespeare |
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Ireland |
Topic: |
Arts and Culture |
Publisher: |
RTÉ |
First Broadcast Channel: |
RTÉ |
Broadcast Date: |
29/09/1976 |
Production Year: |
1976 |
Country of Production: |
Ireland |
Original Identifier: |
BA747 |
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Rights Reserved - Free Access |
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part/extract |
Colour: |
Colour |
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Mono |
Aspect Ratio: |
4:3 |
Language: |
English (eng) |
