This powerful one woman
show pays tribute to Ireland’s suffragette
‘Hanna Sheehy-Skeffington’. It portrays her
fight for Irish women’s suffrage, her time
spent in Mountjoy Prison, her work during
Dublin’s 1913 ‘Lockout’ and her harrowing
and unforgettable experiences during
Ireland’s Easter Rising in April 1916.
Originally produced at The Tabard Theatre in
1987, as a much shorter play, playwright
Rosalind Scanlon has developed the script
and now brings it back to The Tabard, to
mark the Centenary of ‘Ireland’s 1916
Rising.’
‘A gripping, unforgettable and compelling
piece of theatre – so simply told’. Not to
be missed! City Limits (1987)
‘This play leaves one with an unpartisan
sense of rage and has the authority of
successfully invoked history’ What’s On In
London.
‘This play cuts to the heart and offers a
vivid sense of stirring times - It is truly
an enriching portrait of a lady of whom
Dublin can be justly proud.’ Irish Times
‘The Sheehy-Skeffingtons were remarkable and
courageous people and it is with great love
and care that Rosalind Scanlon has assembled
this powerful portrait.’ TIME OUT