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Powerful drama of 1930s Irish family at war in an East End threatened by fascism
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Mosley Must Fall
The Lion and Unicorn, London
MARTIN McNAMARA’S Mosley Must Fall is a gem. Playing at the Lion and Unicorn in Kentish Town as part of the London Irish fringe festival Against the Odds, it takes us into the heart of an Irish family living in the East End in 1936.
Outside, Oswald Mosley is whipping up hatred against Jews and the family must decide which way to jump in what's a classic scenario — immigrants struggling to make their mark in a hostile and divided country.
While the play penetrates their sense of danger and desperation right from the off in what's a beautifully crafted piece, two angry young brothers Dessie and Jim articulate conflicting views, typifing the prevalent thinking of the time.
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