Irish playwright Gary Mitchell finds that it’s difficult getting his plays performed because they’re set in Ireland, and they include political themes. “There are political reasons that prevent certain plays and films from being performed. Would a script about Jesus written by a born-again Christian be produced today? Would a political play written by a member of the Monster Raving Loony Party or the Conservative Party be turned down because it was dreadful – or would it be because the politics of the piece were not popular, or conflicted with the sensibilities of the theatre’s board, or the agenda of the artistic director?”