PRISONER OF THE CROWNIRISH REPERTORY THEATRE
132 West 22nd Street
New York, NY 10011
THIS PRODUCTION HAS CLOSED.
OFF-BROADWAY SHOW INFORMATION
PERFORMANCE SCHEDULE
Wed at 3pm & 8pm; Thu-Fri at 8pm; Sat at 3pm & 8pm; Sun at 3pmOFFICIAL WEBSITE
www.IrishRep.orgRUNNING TIME
2 hours and 15 minutes with 1 intermissionGENRE
Off-Broadway PlayPERFORMANCE DATES
Opening: May 22, 2008Closing: July 6, 2008
MISCELLANEOUS
Click here for maps, directions, restaurant and hotel recommendations, and more at this venue.SYNOPSIS - ABOUT THE SHOW
Prisoner of the Crown, a broad and bitter indictment of judicial abuse, is the riveting story of the trial of Sir Roger Casement, an Irish patriot and one of the world's great humanitarians. A few short years after being knighted, Casement was sentenced to be hanged for treason in what was called, "The Trial of the Century." The sensational trial was tainted by the presence of the "Black Diaries," --an alleged explicit account of Casement's promiscuous homosexual lifestyle. Were the diaries real? Or, were they, as many believed, forged by the crown forces determined that he pay the ultimate price for his role in the Easter, 1916 uprising? The play, set in the jury room of the Old Bailey and in the minds of the jury, features 49 characters and paints a captivating picture of heroism, passion, and manipulative deception.
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