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Where was Seán O'Casey born?
Where was Seán O'Casey born?
- Dublin, Ireland (correct)
- Cork, Ireland
- Belfast, Ireland
- Galway, Ireland
What was Seán O'Casey's original name?
What was Seán O'Casey's original name?
- Michael Casey
- John Casey (correct)
- Susan Archer
- Seán Ó Cathasaigh
Which church was Seán O'Casey an active member of?
Which church was Seán O'Casey an active member of?
- Saint Burnupus
- St. Mary's parish
- St. John the Baptist Church
- St. Barnabas' Church (correct)
How many siblings did Seán O'Casey have?
How many siblings did Seán O'Casey have?
What job did Seán O'Casey have for a nine-year period?
What job did Seán O'Casey have for a nine-year period?
Why was Seán O'Casey sacked from his job at Eason's?
Why was Seán O'Casey sacked from his job at Eason's?
What age did Seán O'Casey leave school?
What age did Seán O'Casey leave school?
Which organization did O'Casey join in 1906 to support the Irish nationalist cause?
Which organization did O'Casey join in 1906 to support the Irish nationalist cause?
What did O'Casey do in the Irish Transport and General Workers Union?
What did O'Casey do in the Irish Transport and General Workers Union?
Why was O'Casey blacklisted and unable to find steady work for some time?
Why was O'Casey blacklisted and unable to find steady work for some time?
Which organization did O'Casey become General Secretary of in March 1914?
Which organization did O'Casey become General Secretary of in March 1914?
What did O'Casey write in response to the possible introduction of conscription in Ireland during World War I?
What did O'Casey write in response to the possible introduction of conscription in Ireland during World War I?
Which organization rejected O'Casey's play 'The Frost in the Flower'?
Which organization rejected O'Casey's play 'The Frost in the Flower'?
How did O'Casey expand his play 'The Frost in the Flower' after it was rejected by the St Laurence O'Toole National Club?
How did O'Casey expand his play 'The Frost in the Flower' after it was rejected by the St Laurence O'Toole National Club?
Which play by O'Casey was not well received by the Abbey audience and resulted in riots similar to those that greeted J.M. Synge's 'The Playboy of the Western World' in 1907?
Which play by O'Casey was not well received by the Abbey audience and resulted in riots similar to those that greeted J.M. Synge's 'The Playboy of the Western World' in 1907?
Which play by O'Casey deals with the impact of revolutionary politics on Dublin's slums and their inhabitants?
Which play by O'Casey deals with the impact of revolutionary politics on Dublin's slums and their inhabitants?
Which play by O'Casey is set in Dublin in 1916 around the Easter Rising?
Which play by O'Casey is set in Dublin in 1916 around the Easter Rising?
Which play by O'Casey deals with the effect of the Irish Civil War on the working class poor of the city?
Which play by O'Casey deals with the effect of the Irish Civil War on the working class poor of the city?
Which play by O'Casey depicts sex and religion, offending some of the actors who refused to speak their lines?
Which play by O'Casey depicts sex and religion, offending some of the actors who refused to speak their lines?
Which play by O'Casey was rejected by W.B. Yeats and not performed by the Abbey due to its attack on imperialist wars?
Which play by O'Casey was rejected by W.B. Yeats and not performed by the Abbey due to its attack on imperialist wars?
Which play by O'Casey became a film directed by Alfred Hitchcock?
Which play by O'Casey became a film directed by Alfred Hitchcock?
Who directed the play that was put on at the Apollo Theatre?
Who directed the play that was put on at the Apollo Theatre?
Which actor starred in the play at the Apollo Theatre?
Which actor starred in the play at the Apollo Theatre?
Who provided the Act II set design for the play at the Apollo Theatre?
Who provided the Act II set design for the play at the Apollo Theatre?
Who had a favourable opinion of the show at the Apollo Theatre?
Who had a favourable opinion of the show at the Apollo Theatre?
Who is certain that the Abbey was right not to stage The Silver Tassie?
Who is certain that the Abbey was right not to stage The Silver Tassie?
Whose play, The Old Lady Says 'No.', was similarly rejected by the Abbey Theatre?
Whose play, The Old Lady Says 'No.', was similarly rejected by the Abbey Theatre?
Which play by O'Casey was set within the gates of a busy city park?
Which play by O'Casey was set within the gates of a busy city park?
Who responded positively to O'Casey's play, Within the Gates?
Who responded positively to O'Casey's play, Within the Gates?
Who directed the New York City production of Within the Gates?
Who directed the New York City production of Within the Gates?
