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The Steward of Christendom
First edition (publ. Methuen Drama)
Written bySebastian Barry
CharactersThomas Dunne
Annie
Matt
Recruit
Maud
Dolly
Wille
Mrs O'Dea
Smith
Date premieredMarch 30, 1995 (1995-03-30)
Place premieredRoyal Court Theatre (Upstairs), London[1]
Original languageEnglish
SeriesDunne Family saga
Genrehistorical fiction, trauma fiction[2]
SettingA county home in Baltinglass, 1932

The Steward of Christendom is a 1995 play written by Irish playwright Sebastian Barry. It focuses on Thomas Dunne, loosely based on Barry's great-grandfather, the former chief superintendent of the Dublin Metropolitan Police, now (1932) confined to a psychiatric facility. The play recounts Dunne's personal and public life throughout the 1910s and into the early 1920s.

The Royal Court Theatre, Sloane Square, London, site of the play's 1995 premiere.
  1. ^ "The Steward of Christendom – Stockroom". www.stockroom.co.uk.
  2. ^ Pomakis, Niko (3 December 2021). Trauma and Dissociation in the Works and Life of Sebastian Barry. LIT Verlag Münster. ISBN 9783643914835 – via Google Books.

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