How one of the world s biggest musicals found its star in Dublin
Updated / Friday, 8 Jan 2021
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Genevieve Lyons: audiences prefered to go to Dun Laoghaire to see Lyons as Sally Bowles than go to see Harris in the same role on the big screen . Photo: NUI Galway Archives
Analysis: Genevieve Lyons played a central role in Irish theatre in the 1950s at a time the country was undergoing much cultural change
The 1950s in Ireland is often typified as a lost decade. While there are many valid reasons to support this, it can also be seen as a decade of cultural transition. For example, a new generation of theatre-makers emerged with new ideas, energy and a vision for Ireland’s cultural renewal. But who were they? And how are their efforts remembered today?