Review: Dublin By Lamplight
1904 was a watershed year for Irish drama. On December 27, the Abbey Theatre opened its doors, fostering a renaissance of new, specifically Irish writing for the stage at a time when Ireland was fighting to assert its national identity. Michael West's 2004 play, Dublin by Lamplight, re-examines the establishment of an Irish national theater through a fractured lens, gleefully mixing fact, fantasy, and history with st…