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JW Whitbread

1847 - 1916

John William Whitbread was born in England in 1847. He moved to Dublin where he was lessee and manager of the Queen's Theatre from 1884-1904. Known for his popular historical dramas, his plays toured throughout the United Kingdom with Kennedy Miller's company. His last play, Sarsfield, premiered at the Queen's Theatre in 1904. Plays premiered before 1904 include Shoulder to Shoulder, The Irishman, The Nationalist, Lord Edward, The Victoria Cross, Theobald Wolfe Tone, Rory O'More, The Insurgent Chief, The Sham Squire and The Ulster Hero.

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Play Title	Playwright
Sarsfield	JW Whitbread

Premiered In 2018

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Dear Ireland I

Updated 27 Oct 2022

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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
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Abbey Theatre/Amharclann na Mainistreach

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JW Whitbread

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Premiered In 2018

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