Changing Stages | 02: Ireland

Duration: 49'32''

Synopsis

Second in series in which Richard Eyre gives his personal view of the story of theatre over the last 100 years. This week, he looks at Irish theatre and the writers who have flourished against a backdrop of political tension.

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