To Have to Shoot Irishmen

Could peace come after? After what? Who will we be? Easter morning, 1916. Gunshots ring out in the Dublin streets. In her suburban sitting-room Hanna prepares for revolution. Frank walks through the crowds calling for peace, while John recalls the trenches and sees a city soaked in blood. Eighteen-year-old William fearfully reports to the barracks for duty, determined to serve the British army with honour. Inspired by true events, this absorbing play weaves movement and folk song into a stirring tale of militarism, corruption and the power of rebellion. 'Vibrant and shocking. A fine new play [with] countless stirring scenes. that boils over with the chaos of war. Nunnery wears her research lightly and expresses her ideas in tumbling poetry, lively dialogue and haunting song. Not a syllable or beat is wasted.' Guardian

Product details

• Authors: Lizzie Nunnery, Nunnery Lizzie
• Publisher: Faber & Faber
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback
• Released: 31.10.2018
• EAN: 9780571352289
• ISBN: 978-0-571-35228-9
• No. of pages: 80
• Dimensions: 126 mm x 197 mm x 8 mm
• Series: Faber Drama
• Subjects: Fiction > Poetry, drama > Drama; Humanities, art, music > Art > Theatre, ballet; DRAMA / European / English, Irish, Scottish, Welsh, Modern and contemporary plays (c 1900 onwards), WWI; World War One; Dubiln; war play; folk song; Ireland