To Have to Shoot Irishmen
By (Author) Lizzie Nunnery
Faber & Faber
Faber & Faber
28th November 2018
Main
United Kingdom
General
Non Fiction
822.92
Paperback
80
90g
Could peace come after After what Who will we be
Easter morning, 1916. Gunshots ring out in the Dublin streets. In her suburban sitting-room Hanna prepares for revolution. Frank walks through the crowds calling for peace, while John recalls the trenches and sees a city soaked in blood. Eighteen-year-old William fearfully reports to the barracks for duty, determined to serve the British army with honour.
Inspired by true events, this absorbing play weaves movement and folk song into a stirring tale of militarism, corruption and the power of rebellion.
Lizzie Nunnery's To Have to Shoot Irishmen premiered at the Omnibus Theatre, London, in October 2018, the first date in an Almanac Arts UK tour.
Lizzie Nunnery is an English playwright and singer-songwriter. She has written extensively for BBC radio and is also a poet and prose writer. Her original feature film With Love is in development with Blue Horizon Productions.