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From: Irish Voice
Date: 19970211
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Irish Voice
02-11-1997
The Arts Chart.

STRICTLY for George Bernard Shaw fans: The late playwright's life is celebrated in the one-man play My Astonishing Self, currently being staged at the Irish Repertory Theater in Manhattan. A recent Sunday afternoon show was packed with an attentive crowd, enthused by veteran actor Donal Donnelly's spirited portrayal of the man and his words (see adjacent photo).

Based on Shaw's own life and writings, My Astonishing Self ventures well beyond that which Shaw is best known for (Playboy of the Western World) to look at the playwright's many years as a ...

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