id author title date pages extension mime words sentences flesch summary cache txt en-wikipedia-org-4031 Irish theatre - Wikipedia .html text/html 3911 347 70 The history of Irish theatre begins with the rise of the English administration in Dublin at the start of the 17th century. Many Dublin-based theatres developed links with their London equivalents and performers and productions from the British capital frequently found their way to the Irish stage. At the beginning of the 20th century, theatres and theatre companies dedicated to the staging of Irish plays and the development of indigenous writers, directors and performers began to emerge. He remains one of the great figures in the history of Irish theatre and his plays are frequently performed all over the English-speaking world. This was followed by the Irish National Theatre Society, later to become the Abbey Theatre.[7][8] The history of this theatre is well documented, and its importance can be seen from the list of writers whose plays were first performed here in the early days of the 20th century. ./cache/en-wikipedia-org-4031.html ./txt/en-wikipedia-org-4031.txt