The Plough and the Stars
1926 Seán O'Casey play / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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For other uses, see Starry Plough (disambiguation).
The Plough and the Stars is a four-act play by the Irish writer Seán O'Casey that was first performed on 8 February 1926 at the Abbey Theatre.[1] It is set in Dublin and addresses the 1916 Easter Rising. The play's title references the Starry Plough flag which was used by the Irish Citizen Army.
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Written by | Seán O'Casey |
Characters | Fluther Good Peter Flynn, Mrs Gogan, Bessie Burgess Nora Clitheroe The Young Covey Jack Clitheroe Mollser Cpl. Stoddart Sgt. Tinley, Captain Brennan, Lt Langon, Voice of the man,Rosie Redmond |
Date premiered | 8 February 1926 (1926-02-08) |
Place premiered | Abbey Theatre, Dublin, Irish Free State |
Original language | English |
Subject | Easter Rising |
Setting | Dublin: A tenement house and a pub |
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It is the third play of O'Casey's well-known "Dublin Trilogy" – the other two being The Shadow of a Gunman (1923) and Juno and the Paycock (1924).