1957 in Ireland - Arts and Literature

Arts and Literature

  • May 12 - The Pike Theatre in Dublin stages the Tennessee Williams play The Rose Tattoo. After a short run the theatre is invaded by Gardai and director Alan Simpson arrested for producing "a lewd entertainment" for a mime of dropping a condom onto the floor.
  • The Damer Theatre in Dublin stages the Brendan Behan one-act Irish language play An Giall, the original version of The Hostage.
  • Publication of Tomás de Bhaldraithe's English-Irish Dictionary.

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