{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/c446fed8-3792-4a23-9aef-4756e7190286/6203a53b60c1e70012791862?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"Riotous: The Playboy of the Western World (1907) Part 2","description":"<p>After debating the play in part 1, myself and Dr Lloyd (Maedhbh) Houston move onto the riots. It’s a wild ride, from the grumblings on opening night to the full-throated disorder of the following week. We pay special attention to Mr Overcoat, whose drunken antics injected absurdity to a rambunctious protest. </p><p>&nbsp;</p><ul><li>The disruptions make this play run for hours – it’s a three act comedy that 70 or 80 minutes in performance but this event goes for 3 hours. Lloyd (Maedhbh) Houston</li><li>It all descends into pots calling kettles sexually disordered. Lloyd (Maedhbh) Houston</li><li>The Abbey has a different function to commercial theatre, it’s trying to promote an image of Ireland, it’s representing Ireland and it’s almost asking for democratic feedback. Aoife Bhreatnach </li></ul><p>&nbsp;</p><p>Subscribe on Patreon <a href=\"https://www.patreon.com/censoredpod\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">https://www.patreon.com/censoredpod</a></p><p>Merch store: &nbsp;<a href=\"https://censoredpod.bigcartel.com/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">https://censoredpod.bigcartel.com/</a></p>","author_name":"Aoife Bhreatnach"}