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Brendan Behan by Mark Kennedy 🇮🇪 Royal Exchange Theatre ☘️ "When I came back to Dublin I was court-martialled in my absence and sentenced to death in my absence, so I said they could shoot me in my absence"

Brendan Behan was an Irish playwright and author known for his sharp wit and tumultuous life. His works, including The Quare Fellow and The Hostage, explored themes of Irish identity, politics, and social issues with dark humour and poignancy. Behan served his short prison sentence in Strangeways, Manchester after which he effectively left the IRA, though he remained great friends with the future Chief-Of-Staff Cathal Goulding. www.theirishnation.com/brendan-behan

 

The Royal Exchange is a grade II listed building in Manchester, England. It is located in the city centre on the land bounded by St Ann's Square, Exchange Street, Market Street, Cross Street and Old Bank Street. The complex includes the Royal Exchange Theatre and the Royal Exchange Shopping Centre. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Royal_Exchange,_Manchester

 

Brendan Behan (1923–1964) was an Irish poet, short story writer, novelist, playwright, and Irish Republican, an activist who wrote in both English and Irish. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brendan_Behan

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