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Anna Manahan on her own.(THEATER)

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From: National Catholic Reporter
Date: 20061006
Author:Blaney, Retta

Fans clustered at the stage door waiting for actress Anna Manahan to appear.

"We've followed you from the first girl you played, and we'll follow you to the last," one fan said.

Many people feel that way about Anna Manahan, around the world and most especially in Ireland, where Ms. Manahan has earned a reputation as one of the greatest actors of the second half of the 20th century.

Ms. Manahan has also earned this respect from critics, who regard her as an incomparable interpreter of the works of Sean O'Casey, J.M. Synge, James Joyce, Brian Friel and other Irish ...

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