LBC/IRN · London Broadcasting Company

Title

Diary of a Hunger Strike play

Genre

Interview

TX Date

25 Aug 1982

Year of production

1982

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Duration

00:05:59

Description

Interview with two male speakers (not identified – one an actor) on the play Diary of a Hunger Strike, by Peter Sheridan. The work which focuses on the experiences of Republican prisoners in the Belfast Maze Prison, is being performed at the Edinburgh Festival, by Hull Truck, prior to its transfer to the London stage. Female interviewer not iden tified.

Contributors

None Identified

Keywords

Theatre; Northern Ireland; Terrorism; Prisons; Terrorists; Playwrights; Drama; IRA; Republicanism; Maze Prison; Prisoners; Edinburgh Festival; Arts festivals; Diary of a Hunger Strike; Peter Sheridan; Hull Truck

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