Self-defeating censorship, from 18th-century theatre to Father Ted
The caustic outsider’s perspective of Irish playwrights made them a particular target for the English censor in the 1700s
Source: irishtimes.com
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The caustic outsider’s perspective of Irish playwrights made them a particular target for the English censor in the 1700s
Plays written by Black playwrights submitted to the British government for licensing, which remained out of sight for decades, have now been made public.