# Sean O’Casey – The Irish Rebel playwright

An episode of [What Were We Like](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1845439909), 21 Sep 2026, 43 min.

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He was one of Ireland’s greatest and most controversial playwrights. Sean O’Casey’s remarkable life began in the slums of Dublin and took him to the biggest stages in the world, including the Abbey Theatre. His work caused riots in Dublin and caused protests around the world, from Texas to Berlin to London. O’Casey made enemies of the Church and the Censors, forcing him to choose self-imposed exile in England. Through his plays, O’Casey asked fundamental questions about violence and challenged the founding myths of the new Irish state. They were questions a new Ireland wasn’t ready for. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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