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18 Major Play V: Ena Lamont Stewart, Men Should Weep
Get accessLinda Mackenney was educated at New Hall, Cambridge University. She was the dramaturg for 7:84 Scotland's "Clydebuilt" Season in 1982, following which she became a member of the company's Board of Directors between 1982 and 1988, and edited plays from her "Clydebuilt" Research for 7:84 Publications. She was the founding researcher for the Scottish Theatre Archive in Special Collections, Glasgow University Library, between 1981 and 1985, after which she became the administrator of the Commonwealth Writers' Conference in 1986. She became a teacher of English in the 1990s, retiring as Head of English at George Watson's College in 2023. She published her book, The Activities of Scottish Popular Dramatists and Drama Groups, 1900 to 1952 with Edwin Mellen Press in 2000 and is now completing a second book, John McGrath: Theatre of Resistance, on the theatre work of McGrath, between 1958 and 2002.
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Published:20 March 2025
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Men Should Weep was first performed by Glasgow Unity Theatre in 1947. Its subject, poverty in Glasgow in the 1930s, was seen from a woman’s point of view with conscious emphasis on the play’s gender issues. Originally performed as a social realist play, its naturalistic style was shot through with music-hall comedy, creating a blend of humour and pathos. Returned to the stage by 7:84 Scotland as part of its ‘Clydebuilt’ season in 1982, the play’s naturalistic scenes were presented against the background of an expressionistic set, with new emphasis on the embedded ‘epic confrontations’ between characters. Now part of the Scottish canon, its popular political roots remain important to understanding its message and its hybrid form.
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