The Steward of Christendom by Sebastian Barry
Set in the county home in Baltinglass in Co Wicklow in about 1932, tells the story of Thomas Dunne, the last Chief Superintendent of the Dublin Metropolitan Police, as he looks back on his life and tries to keep his memories and ghosts at bay, trying to break free of his own history. Through Dunne’s story, loosely based on that of Barry's great grandfather, the playwright re-opens a hitherto-closed chapter of Irish history.
The Steward of Christendom is a poignant memory play in which we meet Dunne’s three daughters and his dead son who constantly invade his memory, while the reality of his existence in the county home is brought to life in the very real presence of the two attendants, Smith and Mrs. O’Dea.
The story is told in a way that is lyrical, profound, funny and extraordinarily observant. Above all, it is hauntingly poignant.
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