Book Log 2022 #11: The Plough and the Stars by Sean O'Casey

This play of the Easter Rising in Ireland focuses on Nora, who lives in a two room tenement apartment with her husband Jack, her uncle Peter, and cousin called The Covey. For the first two acts of the play, we're introduced to these characters and their neighbors, all poor, working class Dubliners. Nora is pregnant, and has hopes of improving her family's station, but Jack is involved with the Irish Citizens Army, and eventually leaves her to fight the British.

The last two acts take place during the Rising, with Nora trying to get Jack home safely while her family and neighbors discuss the revolt and, later, try to survive as the British put it down. 

The play is critical of the Rising, often juxtaposing nationalist rhetoric (delivered by "the Figure in the Window" quoting Patrick Pearse) with the daily life of the other characters (most notably a scene involving a prostitute in a pub). This led to riots during its opening week, as widows of rebels and Irish veterans saw the play as denigrating their sacrifice.

I do think this might be better seen in performance than read.