Item 297 - Letters received by Siobhán McKenna

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UGA T/T20/1/6/1/297

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Letters received by Siobhán McKenna

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London, to Siobhán McKenna thanking her for speaking to him at the Abbey Theatre, and wishing to meet further to discuss the possibility of her writing a book on her life or the theatre, commenting that he is also interested in anything that Brian Friel might have (27 Apr 1967). Also postcard from Olive Crawford and Felix Justice to [Siobhán McKenna] thanking her “for the golden grace of your presence”. Front of postcard features a still from Statements after an Arrest Under the Immorality Act by Anthony Fugard, performed by the San Francisco Repertory (n.d.). Also letter from
Veronica Hartland, first female member of Cobh UDC, to Siobhán McKenna, asking her if she would like to make a film of her life based on her autobiography (1 July 1967). Also letter from Nan (McDonagh), Belfast, to Siobhán McKenna saying that Mr McGrory had called in with her message. Says she has seen news of Donnacha’s swimming exploits, and gives her own news (18 Sept 1967).

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      Felix Justice grew up in Florence SC, and studied theatre at both San Francisco and New York. His one-man Martin Luther King Jr. show, 'Prophesy in America', premiered in 1981 at San Francisco's Lorraine Hanberry Theatre and subsequently toured throughout the United States and Africa.

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      24/07/2013
      23/07/2025

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