| The Steward of Christendom | |
|---|---|
 First edition (publ. Methuen Drama) | |
| Written by | Sebastian Barry |
| Characters | Thomas Dunne Annie Matt Recruit Maud Dolly Wille Mrs O'Dea Smith |
| Date premiered | March 30, 1995 |
| Place premiered | Royal Court Theatre (Upstairs), London[1] |
| Original language | English |
| Series | Dunne Family saga |
| Genre | historical fiction, trauma fiction[2] |
| Setting | A county home in Baltinglass, 1932 |
The Steward of Christendom is a 1995 play written by Irish playwright Sebastian Barry. It focuses on Thomas Dunne, loosely based on Barry's great-grandfather, the former chief superintendent of the Dublin Metropolitan Police, now (1932) confined to a psychiatric facility. The play recounts Dunne's personal and public life throughout the 1910s and into the early 1920s.
- ^ "The Steward of Christendom – Stockroom". www.stockroom.co.uk.
- ^ Pomakis, Niko (3 December 2021). Trauma and Dissociation in the Works and Life of Sebastian Barry. LIT Verlag Münster. ISBN 9783643914835 – via Google Books.