Staging the Treaty: Part 1 - Into the Maelstrom

Release Date: 2023-10-07

Overview: A four-part filmed presentation of Staging The Treaty by ANU Productions - a live recording of the long-form theatre performance re-staging the Dáil Debates of (1921–1922) at the original location where they took place in Earlsfort Terrace. Based on adaptation of original transcripts by Theo Dorgan, directed by Louise Lowe in 2022 and filmed by Tiny Ark. INTO THE MAELSTROM (161 mins): DAYS 1–4. The Plenipotentiaries have arrived back to Dublin from London to present the Treaty for ratification by Dáil Éireann. A bitter argument brews with De Valera, Arthur Griffith and Michael Collins.

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Cast

John Cronin

as Eamon De Valera

Darragh Feehely

as Michael Collins

Peter Daly

as WT Cosgrave

Michael Glenn Murphy

as Arthur Griffith