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Maeve McKeown

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Moved to Medium

May 27, 2020

I’ve started blogging at Medium. You can find my work here.

Fleabag @Wyndham’s Theatre →

September 14, 2019

Fleabag is a one-woman show about an emotionally dysfunctional millennial who uses sex to fill an inner void.

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In Playwriting Tags Theatre, Playwriting, Feminism

Home, I'm Darling @ Duke of York's Theatre

April 19, 2019

Judy believes that being the perfect 1950s housewife will bring happiness and harmony to her marriage.

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In Playwriting Tags Theatre, Playwriting, Orpheus
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Cyprus Avenue @ Royal Court Theatre

April 15, 2019

Eric is a 70-year-old Ulster Unionist who believes that his five-week-old granddaughter is Gerry Adams. His delusion leads him to unspeakable violence.

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In Playwriting Tags Playwriting, Theatre, Royal Court, Achilles story
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Brexit Was Not Democratic

April 9, 2019

So far, Westminster has rejected the idea of a second Brexit referendum because the ‘will of the people’ is to leave the EU. The decision to leave the EU was democratic and, therefore, must be respected. But this argument is flawed. Here are four reasons why the first Brexit referendum was not democratic.

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In Politics Tags Brexit, Democracy, Referendum, Northern Ireland
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Karen Bradley and the Tories’ contempt for Northern Ireland

March 7, 2019

Yesterday Karen Bradley, the Northern Ireland Secretary since January 2018, said that the deaths caused by police and the army during the Troubles were not crimes. The police and soldiers were “people acting under orders and instructions, fulfilling their duties in a dignified and appropriate way.”

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In Politics Tags Northern Ireland, Karen Bradley, Tories, Brexit
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Leave to Remain @ Lyric Hammersmith

February 13, 2019

A modern love story between an interracial, gay couple set in contemporary London. What worked and what could be improved.

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In Playwriting Tags Playwriting, Theatre, Love story
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Maeve's blog

February 9, 2019

I will be blogging about…

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In Playwriting, Politics, Philosophy, Academia, Writing

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May 27, 2020
Moved to Medium
May 27, 2020
May 27, 2020
Sep 14, 2019
Fleabag @Wyndham’s Theatre
Sep 14, 2019
Sep 14, 2019
Apr 19, 2019
Home, I'm Darling @ Duke of York's Theatre
Apr 19, 2019
Apr 19, 2019
Apr 15, 2019
Cyprus Avenue @ Royal Court Theatre
Apr 15, 2019
Apr 15, 2019
Apr 9, 2019
Brexit Was Not Democratic
Apr 9, 2019
Apr 9, 2019
Mar 7, 2019
Karen Bradley and the Tories’ contempt for Northern Ireland
Mar 7, 2019
Mar 7, 2019
Feb 13, 2019
Leave to Remain @ Lyric Hammersmith
Feb 13, 2019
Feb 13, 2019
Feb 9, 2019
Maeve's blog
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