Companies

Theatre of Ireland (1906 - 1912)

Description

The Theatre of Ireland was formed in 1906 by Irish National Theatre Society Members who refused to accept the transformation of the theatre into a limited company. Maire Nic Shiubhlaigh was their main actor, and Padraic Colum and Seumas O'Kelly as the main playwrights, and Fred Morrow as stage manager. They played in the Rotunda, Molesworth Hall and the Abbey Theatre.

Play Title	Playwright
A Bunch of Lavender	Jane Barlow
Metempsychosis	Thomas MacDonagh
The Fiddler's House	Padraic Colum
The Flame on the Hearth	Seumus O'Kelly Subsequently retitled The Stranger.
The Gomeril	Rutherford Mayne
The Home-Coming	Seumus O'Kelly
The Marriage of Julia Elizabeth	James Stephens
The Matchmakers	Seumus O'Kelly
The Miracle of the Corn	Padraic Colum
The Shuiler's Child	Seumus O'Kelly
The Spurious Sovereign	Gerald Macnamara

Premiered 13 May 1997