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Episode 74: Discovering Teresa Deevy with Drs. Una Kealy and Kate McCarthy

The Theatre History Podcast
The Theatre History Podcast
Episode • May 10, 2021 • 50m

Teresa Deevy was one of the most frequently-produced Irish playwrights of the 1930s, bringing her unique experience as a Deaf woman playwright in a patriarchal society together with her dramatic skill to create fascinating works such as Katie Roche. But she's been relatively neglected by subsequent generations. Drs. Kate McCarthy and Una Kealy are working to change that, and they join us for this episode to talk about Deevy's work and legacy.

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