John Breen
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John Breen is a playwright from Limerick
, Ireland
. He is famous for his play Alone it Stands
which tells the tale of Munster Rugby
Team's legendary victory over New Zealand
's mighty All Blacks
in Thomond Park
, Limerick
in 1978. In the play six actors play 62 roles including the Munster
team, the Kiwis, the two coaches, the ref, the crowd, the press, a pregnant woman, several children and a dog.
His other well known play is Charlie, a work on Charles Haughey
, the former Irish Taoiseach, who visits a small farmer in County Mayo
on his way from launching what was to become the Céide Fields
project. As the two men talk, Haughey's remarkable rise and fall is acting out in flashback around them.
He also established Yew Tree Theatre Company in Ballina, Co Mayo.
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Limerick
Limerick is the third largest city in the Republic of Ireland, and the principal city of County Limerick and Ireland's Mid-West Region. It is the fifth most populous city in all of Ireland. When taking the extra-municipal suburbs into account, Limerick is the third largest conurbation in the...
, Ireland
Ireland
Ireland is an island to the northwest of continental Europe. It is the third-largest island in Europe and the twentieth-largest island on Earth...
. He is famous for his play Alone it Stands
Alone it Stands
Alone It Stands is a play by John Breen that tells the story of the 1978 rugby union match at Thomond Park between Irish provincial side Munster and the New Zealand national team, the All Blacks...
which tells the tale of Munster Rugby
Munster Rugby
Munster Rugby is an Irish professional rugby union team based in Munster, that competes in the RaboDirect Pro12 and Heineken Cup.The team represents the Irish Rugby Football Union Munster Branch which is one of four primary branches of the IRFU, and is responsible for rugby union in the Irish...
Team's legendary victory over New Zealand
New Zealand
New Zealand is an island country in the south-western Pacific Ocean comprising two main landmasses and numerous smaller islands. The country is situated some east of Australia across the Tasman Sea, and roughly south of the Pacific island nations of New Caledonia, Fiji, and Tonga...
's mighty All Blacks
All Blacks
The New Zealand men's national rugby union team, known as the All Blacks, represent New Zealand in what is regarded as its national sport....
in Thomond Park
Thomond Park
Thomond Park is a stadium located in Limerick in the Irish province of Munster. The stadium is owned by the Irish Rugby Football Union and count Munster Rugby, Shannon RFC and UL Bohemian RFC as tenants. The capacity of the stadium is 26,500 following its large scale redevelopment in...
, Limerick
Limerick
Limerick is the third largest city in the Republic of Ireland, and the principal city of County Limerick and Ireland's Mid-West Region. It is the fifth most populous city in all of Ireland. When taking the extra-municipal suburbs into account, Limerick is the third largest conurbation in the...
in 1978. In the play six actors play 62 roles including the Munster
Munster Rugby
Munster Rugby is an Irish professional rugby union team based in Munster, that competes in the RaboDirect Pro12 and Heineken Cup.The team represents the Irish Rugby Football Union Munster Branch which is one of four primary branches of the IRFU, and is responsible for rugby union in the Irish...
team, the Kiwis, the two coaches, the ref, the crowd, the press, a pregnant woman, several children and a dog.
His other well known play is Charlie, a work on Charles Haughey
Charles Haughey
Charles James "Charlie" Haughey was Taoiseach of Ireland, serving three terms in office . He was also the fourth leader of Fianna Fáil...
, the former Irish Taoiseach, who visits a small farmer in County Mayo
County Mayo
County Mayo is a county in Ireland. It is located in the West Region and is also part of the province of Connacht. It is named after the village of Mayo, which is now generally known as Mayo Abbey. Mayo County Council is the local authority for the county. The population of the county is 130,552...
on his way from launching what was to become the Céide Fields
Céide Fields
The Céide Fields is an archaeological site on the north Mayo coast in the west of Ireland, about 8 kilometres northwest of Ballycastle. The site is the most extensive Stone Age site in the world and contains the oldest known field systems in the world...
project. As the two men talk, Haughey's remarkable rise and fall is acting out in flashback around them.
He also established Yew Tree Theatre Company in Ballina, Co Mayo.
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http://www.northmayo.ie/art-culture.html