The Biography in Performance

Soudabeh Ananisarab

The Biography in Performance

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Abstract

Since the 1950s, Sean O’Casey’s own life has repeatedly been a source of fascination for dramatists, and there have been a number of dramatic reconstructions of his life, often based on his own autobiographical writings. In 1956, Paul Shyre adapted the first of O’Casey’s autobiographies in a production staged at New York’s Kaufmann auditorium. David Krause and Patrick Funge followed with theatrical versions of O’Casey’s autobiographies staged at the Lantern Theatre in Dublin between 1965 and 1972.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	Sean O'Casey in Context
Editors	James Moran
Publisher	Cambridge University Press
Publication status	Published (VoR) - 30 Jun 2025

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