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‘A few of the gods’: Irish Plays and Irish Audiences in North East Theatres, 1860-1914. 

Before the Great War, Irish audiences across the North East of England packed local theatres to enjoy nationally-themed plays such as The Wearing of the Green, Robert Emmet, and Erin go Bragh, written by nationally-minded playwrights. This post will examine this phenomenon and consider what impact these plays may have had on the North East […]