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Beckett on Film

By Irish America Staff
October / November 2002

October 1, 2002 by Leave a Comment

Cannel Thirteen/WNET's Stage on Screen is offering a two-part special on Samuel Beckett, the first of which, Beckett on Film, will air at 10:00p.m. on September 15. The second, Waiting for Godot, starring Barry McGovern and Johnny Murphy, will air on January 1, 2003. Beckett on film will feature seven short Beckett plays directed and starring many notables of stage and screen … [Read more...] about Beckett on Film

John B. Keane Remembered

By Victor Walsh, Contributor
October / November 2002

October 1, 2002 by 1 Comment

On May 30, 2002, John B. Keane, author, raconteur, and much-loved Kerryman, passed away. Keane, at 73, had been diagnosed with prostate cancer in 1994. The author of 18 plays and 32 works of prose and poetry, including Big Maggie, which played on Broadway in 1982, and The Field, which was made into an award-winning movie starring Richard Harris Keane captured the soul of rural … [Read more...] about John B. Keane Remembered

Broadway in Their Pockets

By Patricia Harty, Editor-in-Chief
June / July 2001

June 1, 2001 by Leave a Comment

Two years ago they were hardly known, now Séan Campion and Conleth Hill are the toast of Broadway. In a departure from the world of big-budget films and special effects, Conleth Hill, 37, and Séan Campion, 41, create a world of characters and situations on a nearly bare stage with no props, as they bring to life the story of a Hollywood film-crew's effect on a small … [Read more...] about Broadway in Their Pockets

Friel Donates His Works

By Irish America Staff
April / May 2001

April 1, 2001 by Leave a Comment

Brian Friel, the Irish playwright who has had a string of successes on Broadway, starting with Tony-winning Dancing at Lughasa (later made into a film starring Meryl Streep), has presented his archived works to the National Library in Ireland. The collection includes manuscripts and early drafts of his 26 plays and correspondence with literary figures such as Seamus Heaney, … [Read more...] about Friel Donates His Works

Theatre: Stones in His Pockets

By Seth Linder, Contributor
April / May 2001

April 1, 2001 by

The West End hit comes to Broadway. Seth Linder talks to playwright Marie Jones. "It's just amazing, never in a million years could I have imagined it." Belfast playwright Marie Jones is talking of the imminent Broadway run of her play Stones in His Pockets, the story of two extras in an Irish village where a Hollywood film is being shot. The play, which debuted at the … [Read more...] about Theatre: Stones in His Pockets

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Today in History

March 25, 1920

On this day in 1920, the first “Black and Tans,” or auxiliary policemen, officially arrived in Ireland. 1919 saw the first declaration of an independent Irish Republic, which in turn led to IRA guerilla attacks on the Royal Irish Constabulary. The Royal Constabulary in turn hired Temporary Constables from 1920-1921. The force was established as a means of suppressing revolution, its main target the Irish Republican Army. However, the Black and Tans became known for their attacks on Irish civilians. The nickname “Black and Tan” comes from the color combination of the force’s uniforms, which reminded one Irish reporter of Kerry Beagles.

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