Teresa Deevy

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Teresa Deevy was an influential early 20th-century Irish dramatist and one of the leading female playwrights associated with Dublin’s Abbey Theatre.

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instanceOf Abbey Theatre playwright
Irish dramatist
person
playwright
woman
activeInPeriod early 20th century
interwar period
affiliation Abbey Theatre
birthDate 1894-01-21
birthPlace Waterford, Ireland
causeOfDisability Ménière’s disease
countryOfCitizenship Ireland
deathDate 1963-01-19
deathPlace Waterford, Ireland
educatedAt University College Cork
University College Dublin
employer Abbey Theatre
familyName Deevy
gender female
genre drama
stage play
givenName Teresa
hasCollection The Teresa Deevy Archive at Maynooth University
hasDisability deafness
hasTheme role of women in Irish society
rural Irish life
social constraints and independence
languageOfWorkOrName English
movement Irish literary revival
name Teresa Deevy
nationality Irish
notableFor being one of the leading female playwrights at Dublin’s Abbey Theatre
contributions to Irish theatre
notableWork A Disciple
In Search of Valour
Katie Roche
Temporal Powers
The King of Spain’s Daughter
The King of Spain’s Daughter and Other One-Act Plays
The Wild Goose
occupation dramatist
playwright
religion Roman Catholicism
rememberedFor revival of her plays in the 21st century by Mint Theater Company in New York
sibling Ida Deevy
workLocation Dublin, Ireland
linked to: Dublin

Waterford, Ireland
wroteFor Abbey Theatre
Radio Éireann
linked to: RTÉ

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Abbey Theatre premieredWorkBy Teresa Deevy
Teresa Deevy name Teresa Deevy