Overview

Set in Baltinglass, Co. Dublin, in about 1932 The'steward of Christendom sees Lear-like Thomas Dunne, ex-Chief Superintendent of Dublin Metropolitan Police, trying to break free of history himself. The play took London by storm when it premiíÂred at the Royal Court Theatre Upstairs in March 1995. Since then it has won'sebastian Barry numerous awards.

Keywords

• Olivier