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First production venue & year of Men Should Weep
First production venue & year of Men Should Weep
Glasgow Unity Theatre (Athenaeum), 1947
Company that revived Men Should Weep in 1982
Company that revived Men Should Weep in 1982
7:84 Company
Author of Men Should Weep
Author of Men Should Weep
Ena Lamont Stewart
Meaning of '7:84' company name
Meaning of '7:84' company name
7% of population controlled 84% of wealth
Tone of 1947 version vs 1982
Tone of 1947 version vs 1982
Bleaker, darker, refuses comfort or redemption
Changes in 1982 version tone
Changes in 1982 version tone
Moments of optimism, humour, measure of hope
Irony in title 'Men Should Weep'
Irony in title 'Men Should Weep'
Challenges male self-pity; women show true strength
Stewart's birth date and place
Stewart's birth date and place
10 February 1912, Glasgow
How hospital work influenced Stewart's writing
How hospital work influenced Stewart's writing
Absorbed working-class speech, observed poverty effects
Stewart's motivation for writing the play
Stewart's motivation for writing the play
Wanted real life & ordinary people, not glamorous drama