The Silver Tassie http://www.nationaltheatre.org.uk The Silver Tassie is Sean O'Casey's anti-war play set during World War I. It starts in a Dublin tenement and follows Harry Hegan as he goes to war and has his life changed forever. This collection includes two films, one on Sean O'Casey and another on the Abbey Theatre's original rejection of the play that ended a successful partnership between playwright and theatre. Feeder 2.5.3(1856); Mac OS X Version 10.9.4 (Build 13E28) http://reinventedsoftware.com/feeder/ http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss en Thu, 18 Sep 2014 12:55:51 +0100 Thu, 18 Sep 2014 12:55:51 +0100 National Theatre no Michael mpeers@nationaltheatre.org.uk no An introduction to Sean O'Casey Sean O'Casey (1880-1963) was born into a lower middle class family in Dublin and went on to establish a successful career as a playwright at the Abbey Theatre during the 1920s, the most celebrated plays of this era are The Shadow of the Gunman, Juno and the Paycock and The Plough and the Stars.

Featured in this film: Howard Davies (Director), Roy Foster (Irish Historian), Aidan McArdle (Actor), Shivaun O'Casey (Sean O'Casey's daughter)

]]> Fri, 02 May 2014 16:49:06 +0100 3C7F5E11-CF5C-43CB-B71A-7B46D65B145C Sean O’Casey Sean O'Casey (1880-1963) was born into a lower middle class family in Dublin and went on to establish a successful career as a playwright at the Abbey Theatre during the 1920s, the most celebrated plays of this era are The Shadow of the Gunman, Juno and the Paycock and The Plough and the Stars. Featured in this film: Howard Davies (Director), Roy Foster (Irish Historian), Aidan McArdle (Actor), Shivaun O'Casey (Sean O'Casey's daughter) no 5:53 Sean O'Casey, The Abbey Theatre and The Silver Tassie Fri, 02 May 2014 18:17:30 +0100 3914810D-5697-485E-A428-8C2CA4A29604 National Theatre Sean O'Casey and the Abbey Theatre This film looks at the relationship between Sean O'Casey and the Abbey Theatre which ended in 1928 with the rejection of The Silver Tassie, featuring Howard Davies (Director), Roy Foster (Irish Historian), Shivaun O'Casey (Sean O'Casey's daughter) and Mairead Delaney (Archivist, Abbey Theatre). no 7:14 The Silver Tassie: official trailer Fri, 02 May 2014 15:03:30 +0100 B464D421-987A-4423-ABCE-FD0038BE32DD National Theatre The Silver Tassie This is a trailer for Howard Davies's production of The Silver Tassie by Sean O'Casey. Playing until 3 July. no 1:09