Reviewed This Week: Easter Rising drama in Kilmainham Gaol

Theatre: Operation Easter, by Donal O’Kelly, Kilmainham Gaol, Dublin, until May 20.

Theatre: Operation Easter, by Donal O’Kelly, Kilmainham Gaol, Dublin, until May 20.

Staged in the East Wing of Kilmainham Gaol, Operation Easter unfolds under the cold watchful eyes of the ghosts of historical memory. While the recent debate about the 90th anniversary celebrations of the Easter Rising have suggested that modern life is not quite finished with its legacy yet, there is a sense that history is not finished with us yet either ...