THE SHADOW OF A GREAT PLAY The birth of the Irish Republic occurred around Dublin in 1916. Aiming to end British rule, Irish Volunteers staged an insurrection known as the Easter Rising, a rebellion many Irishmen did not support. However, after quelling the week-long insurrection, the British Government's hostile reaction " including conscription (compulsory enlistment) [...]
SOURCE: Stage and Cinema at 11:29PM on October 15, 2011