prisoner of the crown
Opening Night: May 28, 2008
Closing: July 6, 2008
Theater: Irish Repertory Theatre
A broad and bitter indictment of judicial abuse, inspired by the 1916 "Trial of the Century" of Sir Roger Casement leading to a conviction and hanging based on evidence possibly manufactured by the government in political retribution. New York premiere.
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May 28, 2008
The 1916 trial of Sir Roger Casement had everything a dramatist could want: salacious revelations, media manipulation, star cameos (George Bernard Shaw and Arthur Conan Doyle were among those appealing for clemency), political intrigue and a central character wrapped in mystery.
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