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From: Chicago Sun-Times
Date: 20010829
Author:Hedy Weiss

Friday, 9-11 p.m.: Part 1, "Shakespeare," and Part 2, "Ireland"

The opening installment is devoted to Shakespeare ("our theatrical DNA"), and brilliantly demonstrates how the playwright's work has served as the filter through which every age has shaped its own theater. It is followed by a look at how Irish-born playwrights, including Oscar Wilde, George Bernard Shaw (don't miss the rare film clips), J.M. Synge and Sean O'Casey radically influenced British theater early in the 20th century.

Sunday, 8-10 p.m.: Part 3, "America," and Part 4, "1956"

A view of the American stage at mid-century, ...

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