The Silver Tassie - Sean O'Casey and the Abbey Theatre

In 1928 Sean O'Casey submitted The Silver Tassie to the Abbey Theatre, after four months of discussion the play was rejected by the theatre and resulted in a public dispute between one of the theatre's directors, W B Yeats, and O'Casey. This dispute ended a successful partnership between the playwright and Ireland's national theatre. This film looks at this relationship. Featured in this film: Howard Davies (Director), Mairead Delaney (Archivist, Abbey Theatre), Roy Foster (Irish Historian), Shivaun O'Casey (Sean O'Casey's daughter) Discover more about the art of making theatre with the National Theatre: http://www.nationaltheatre.org.uk/dis... Bookshop: http://www.nationaltheatre.org.uk/boo... Twitter:   / nationaltheatre   Facebook:   / national.theatre.london   iTunes: http://www.nationaltheatre.org.uk/itunes TES: http://www.tes.co.uk/nationaltheatre SoundCloud:   / nationaltheatre