AFTER the premiere performance of Eamonn McCann's play Mad Micks and Englishmen an appeal for funds was made on hehalf of the Tribunal on Britain's Presence in Ireland, writes GEOFF BELL.
The fundraier atroduced an clement of cumperition feto his ciforis by calling out the nannes of: political erpanisations International Marxist Group?' -Who's NICTE Be asked (calcalls). Fram the Socialist Workers (nomphal shouts). From the Commanist Party? (groans). Fram the Eabour (inagluer)
Unintencioned thougit it was. ths was a rellection ol sonte o7 the problems wilh Mad Micks. The audience al the Lonton School of Economics première was an exceptional one, made most puit of lar lefties and Jrish acovests, COP-OUT Accordingly. Enes and appreciare Mud Micks. the play were particularly weil rebeied. One whon a character in sarcastically cold: You can discoser the to aations theor and write to the Irish Tines. The ather when ex- Vott 0] Ireland premier Brian Faclkner is seen niding piggy back on the top of anether character.
But it is n restricted audience that can grasp the relevance of thesc POIRL intellectual cop-oul of HONOT- Ireland is Iwo nations; and that Faulkner's the Party could favourite pastime mately the caase of bis demise, wis horse ridig.
There is notbing wrong with author making SanarMOUY CNNINONE ERINOOI af their subicet. But to do se in agil-prop theatre is a differen. csatter.
the Agic-prop is supposed to simplty and cot through ruling clas: propaganda.
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Mad tuaction.
To take another examnle. A Lovalist in che play performs tertal an opos dues arem Bact vanouS bipoted actual Loyalist jokes, but because ths is never CERCTCIS TINEE authot.
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