Plays by Women in Ireland (1926-33): Feminist Theatres of Freedom and Resistance: Distinguished Villa; The Woman; Youth's the Season; Witch's Brew; Bluebeard

This anthology provides access to neglected theatrical work and broadens our understanding of the history of Irish theatre as well as the vital role of women within it. The introduction places these plays in dialogue with one another as well as within the national context of the repealing of women's rights during the Irish Free State years.

These are plays by authors including Mary Manning, Dorothy Macardle, Mary Devenport O'Neill, Kate O'Brien and Margaret O'Leary, which are difficult to ac...