Katie Roche Explained

Katie Roche
Characters:	Jo Mahony Amelia Gregg Reuben Katie Roche Margaret Drybone Stanislaus Gregg Frank Lawlor Michael Maguire
Setting:	Ireland, 1930s
Premiere:	16 March 1936
Place:	Abbey Theatre, Dublin, Irish Free State
Orig Lang:	English
Genre:	expressionism

Katie Roche is a 1936 expressionist play by Irish playwright Teresa Deevy.^{[1] [2]} It has been staged by the Abbey Theatre eleven times with the most recent revival being in 2017.^{[3] [4] [5] [6]}

Described as a "reputed favourite with amateur dramatic societies and theatre groups" the play has been staged by a broad range of companies, notable amongst these are productions by Radio Éireann,^[7] Lennox Robinson in the Torch Theatre^[8] and New York's Mint Theater Company.^{[9] [10]}

Notes and References

1. Book: Gonzalez, Alexander G.. Irish Women Writers: An A-to-Z Guide. 18 September 2017. Greenwood Publishing Group. 9780313328831. Google Books.
2. Web site: Three Plays; Katie Roche, The King of Spain's Daughter, The Wild Goose. Teresa. Deevy. 18 September 2017. Macmillan and Company, limited. Google Books.
3. Web site: Katie Roche - Abbey Theatre.
4. Web site: Katie Roche . Playography Ireland: A comprehensive database of new Irish plays produced professionally since 1904.
5. Web site: Theatre Review: Katie Roche - Abbey Theatre. 2 September 2017.
6. Web site: "Katie Roche" Miss Deevy's new play at the Abbey · Teresa Deevy Archive. deevy.nuim.ie. 17 March 1936.
7. Web site: Radio Versions · Katie Roche · Teresa Deevy Archive. deevy.nuim.ie. en-US. 2017-09-20.
8. Web site: Torch Theatre 1938 · Katie Roche · Teresa Deevy Archive. deevy.nuim.ie. en-US. 2017-09-20.
9. Web site: Mint Theatre Production. The Teresa Deevy Archive.
10. Web site: Mint Theatre Company Production. minttheater.org.