Kenneth Sarr

Kenneth Sarr was the pen name of Kenneth Sheils Reddin (1895–17 August 1967), an Irish author and judge.[1][2][3] He was born in Dublin to John and Annie Reddin.[3] He attended Belvedere College, Clongowes Wood College, and from 1910 Scoil Éanna,[4] where Thomas McDonagh and Patrick Pearse were formative influences.[5] He was a member of the United Arts Club,[6] and associated along with his brother with the Irish Theatre Company in Hardwicke Street.[7] His first pseudonym was Kenneth Esser (from "Kenneth S. R.") later shortened to Kenneth Sarr.[7] He joined the Irish Volunteers and was interned after the Easter Rising.[3] He attended University College Dublin and qualified as a solicitor.[2] He supported the Anglo-Irish Treaty and in 1922 was appointed a District Court judge based in Mullingar,[3] later moving to the Dublin district.[8] As well as writing plays and novels, he collected humorous anecdotes from his judicial work intended for a book to be called Laughter in My Court.[9] In 1948, Erina Brady appointed him President of her short-lived Dublin Dance Theatre Club.[10] He retired from the bench on 19 March 1965.[8] His papers are held by the Kenneth Spencer Research Library at the University of Kansas.[11]

Works written by Kenneth Sarr / Kenneth Reddin
WorkYearTypeNotes
The Changeling1919–20PlayA two-act allegory produced by the Irish Theatre Company.[7]
The Passing1924PlaySubtitled "A tragedy in one act". Produced by the Abbey Theatre on 9 December 1924.[12][5][4] Won the drama prize at the 1924 Tailteann Games.[13][14] Its subject matter, a prostitute with an idiot son, was condemned by some viewers.[14][13]
Old Mag1924PlaySubtitled "A Christmas play in one act". Produced by the Abbey Theatre on 22 December 1924.[13][5]
The white bolle-trie1927NovelSubtitled "A wonder story". A children's story.[15]
Somewhere To The Sea1936NovelA roman a clef set around the truce ending the Irish War of Independence.[1][6]
Another Shore1945Noveladapted in 1948 into an Ealing comedy of the same name.[5] Published in the United States as Young man with a dream.

References

  1. 1 2 Hogan, Robert, ed. (2016). "Sarr, Kenneth". Macmillan Dictionary of Irish Literature. Macmillan. pp. 580–581. ISBN 9781349077953. Retrieved 12 October 2018.
  2. 1 2 "Obituary: Mr. Kenneth S. Reddin". The Irish Law Times and Solicitors' Journal, Volume. 101: 328. 1967.
  3. 1 2 3 4 "Half-length portrait of district justice and author Kenneth Reddin in 1962". Stills Library. RTÉ. 5 July 2012. Retrieved 12 October 2018.
  4. 1 2 "Tour of the House". Pearse Museum. Retrieved 12 October 2018.
  5. 1 2 3 4 "Kenneth Sarr". PlayographyIreland. Irish Theatre Institute. Retrieved 12 October 2018.
  6. 1 2 Boylan, Patricia (1988). All Cultivated People: A History of the United Arts Club, Dublin. Smythe. pp. 106, 165–166. ISBN 9780861402663.
  7. 1 2 3 Feeney, William J. (1984). Drama in Hardwicke Street: A History of the Irish Theatre Company. Fairleigh Dickinson University Press. p. 252. ISBN 9780838631881.
  8. 1 2 "Retirement of District Justice Reddin". The Irish Law Times and Solicitors' Journal. J. Falconer. 98: 137. 1965.
  9. ↑ Allen, Gregory (24 February 2001). "An Irishman's Diary". The Irish Times. Retrieved 12 October 2018.
  10. ↑ McGrath, Aoife (2012). Dance Theatre in Ireland: Revolutionary Moves. Palgrave Macmillan. p. 61. ISBN 9781137035479. Retrieved 12 October 2018.
  11. ↑ "Writings and correspondence of Kenneth Reddin, 1914–1958". etext.ku.edu. Retrieved 12 October 2018.
  12. ↑ Welch, Robert (2003). The Abbey Theatre, 1899–1999: Form and Pressure. Oxford University Press. p. 91. ISBN 9780199261352. Retrieved 12 October 2018.
  13. 1 2 3 Hogan, Robert Goode; Burnham, Richard (1992). The Years of O'Casey, 1921–1926: A Documentary History. University of Delaware Press. pp. 184, 211–213. ISBN 9780851054285. Retrieved 12 October 2018.
  14. 1 2 Reynolds, Paige (2007). Modernism, Drama, and the Audience for Irish Spectacle. Cambridge University Press. p. 186. ISBN 9780521872997. Retrieved 12 October 2018.
  15. ↑ "The white bolle-trie; a wonder story". Digital Collections. Trinity College Dublin. Retrieved 12 October 2018.
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