Theatre review: The Steward of Christendom hits the right side of history 

Owen Roe shines in a production of a Sebastian Barry play that travels to Cork and Limerick in September 
Theatre review: The Steward of Christendom hits the right side of history 

A scene from The Steward of Christendom. Picture: Agata Stoinska  

Gate Theatre, ★★★★☆

It could hardly have been otherwise: Owen Roe is magnificent in this revival of Sebastian Barry’s 1995 memory play. In the role made legendary by Donal McCann, Roe cuts a beleaguered figure as Thomas Dunne, a former chief superintendent of the Dublin Metropolitan Police, losing his wits in a 1930s Wicklow asylum.

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