A Dublin festival honoring the great playwright Seán O'Casey is "capturing working class life in its rawest form". The Seán O'Casey Festival celebrates one of the first Irish playwrights of note ...

Editor's Note: On September 18, 1964, Sean O'Casey, the beloved Irish playwright famous for plays such as "Juno and the Paycock," "The Plough and the Stars," and "Shadow of a Gunman," passed away ...

On September 30, 1964, Irish playwright Sean O'Casey died at the age of 84. Today we celebrate his life and works and the controversy The Plough and the Stars at the Abbey Theater caused.

Within the Gates (by Sean O’Casey; George Busbar & John Tuerk, producers). Playwright O’Casey’s fantasy prompted Manhattan reviewers to go on record as follows: “Nothing so grand has risen ...