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Index The Bomb (play)

The Bomb is a play by Kevin Dyer, focusing on the IRA Brighton bombing of 1984.[1]

Table of Contents

  1. 6 relations: Brighton hotel bombing, Documentary theatre, Irish Republican Army, Jo Berry, Patrick Magee (Irish republican), UK Theatre Awards.

  2. Brighton in fiction
  3. Fiction set in 1984
  4. Fiction set in 2000
  5. History of East Sussex

Brighton hotel bombing

On 12 October 1984 the Provisional Irish Republican Army (IRA) attempted to assassinate members of the British government, including the prime minister, Margaret Thatcher, at the Grand Hotel in Brighton, England.

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Documentary theatre

Documentary theatre is theatre that uses pre-existing documentary material (such as newspapers, government reports, interviews, journals, and correspondences) as source material for stories about real events and people, frequently without altering the text in performance.

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Irish Republican Army

The Irish Republican Army (IRA) is a name used by various resistance organisations in Ireland throughout the 20th and 21st centuries.

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Jo Berry

Joanna Cynthia Berry (born 1957) is a British peace activist and public speaker.

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Patrick Magee (Irish republican)

Patrick Joseph Magee (born 1951) is a former Provisional Irish Republican Army (IRA) volunteer, best known for planting a bomb in the Brighton Grand Hotel targeting Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher and her Cabinet, which killed five people.

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UK Theatre Awards

The UK Theatre Awards, established in 1991 and known before 2011 as the TMA Awards, are presented annually by UK Theatre (formerly the Theatrical Management Association) in recognition of creative excellence and outstanding work in regional theatre throughout England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland.

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See also

Brighton in fiction

Fiction set in 1984

Fiction set in 2000

History of East Sussex

References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Bomb_(play)

Also known as THE BOMB BY KEVIN DYER.