The Risen People " review
Abbey theatre, DublinThe possibilities for a potent work of political music-theatre are squandered in this ambitious look at the 1913 Dublin lockoutTo mark the centenary of the 1913 Dublin lockout, the Abbey theatre has assembled a first-rate artistic team, and saddled them with a threadbare text. The Risen People by James Plunkett began life as a radio play in the 1950s, before being staged in three subsequent versi…