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Wilfrid Scawen Blunt

1840 - 1922

Born in Sussex in 1840, Wilfrid Scawen Blunt was an English poet, playwright and also worked with the diplomatic service, serving in Athens, Madrid, Paris and Lisbon. He was known for his opposition to British imperialism and his championing of Irish issues lead to his imprisonment for two months in Kilmainham in 1887. He travelled widely and in addition to his poetry, he published The Future of Islam in 1882.

Playwriting Credits

Play Title	Playwright
Fand	Wilfrid Scawen Blunt

Premiered In 2018

Haughey|Gregory

Well That's What I Heard

Michelle & Arlene: Ulster Says Snow

My Son My Son

Furniture

Latest Playography Update

Dear Ireland I

Updated 27 Oct 2022

Playwright
Carmel Winters, Enda Walsh, Iseult Golden, Sarah Hanly, John Connors, Shane O'Reilly, Nancy Harris, Owen McCafferty, Frank McGuinness, Feli Speaks, Gina Moxley, Abbie Spallen, Michael West, Shaun Dunne, Manchán Magan, Eva O'Connor, Edna O'Brien, Aoife Martyn, Arthur Riordan, Andrea Molino, John O'Donovan (2), Deirdre Kinahan, Zoe Ní Riordáin, Karen Cogan, Jimmy Murphy, Ursula Rani Sarma, Zhu Yi, Pom Boyd, Stacey Gregg, Thomas Kane Byrne, Sinéad Burke, Dermot Bolger, Carys D. Coburn, Meadhbh McHugh, Colm Keegan (2), Phillip McMahon, Darach Mac Con Iomaire, Sonya Kelly, Margaret Perry, Joseph O'Connor (1), Kit de Waal, Ciara Elizabeth Smyth, Keith James Walker, Mark O'Halloran, Una McKevitt, Blindboy Boatclub, Emmet Kirwan, Rosaleen McDonagh, David Ireland, Jody O'Neill
Company
Abbey Theatre/Amharclann na Mainistreach

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