There was an attempt at censorship of this play due to obscenities and the presence of a prostitute in the cast, by potentially withdrawing government funding for the Abbey Theatre. Lady Gregory famously said "If we have to choose between subsidy and our freedom, it is our freedom we choose.
There was an attempt at censorship of this play due to obscenities and the presence of a prostitute in the cast, by potentially withdrawing government funding for the Abbey Theatre. Lady Gregory famously said "If we have to choose between subsidy and our freedom, it is our freedom we choose.
There was an attempt at censorship of this play due to obscenities and the presence of a prostitute in the cast, by potentially withdrawing government funding for the Abbey Theatre. Lady Gregory famously said "If we have to choose between subsidy and our freedom, it is our freedom we choose.
Feckin government overreach.