On stage: 1. Senator Fiach Mac Conghail with his
mother Maire; 2. Aideen Howard; 3. Katie Holmes and Michael Colgan. (Pix. BME)
The opening night of Major Barbara by Bernard Shaw took
place at at the Abbey Theatre this week. Actor Paul McGann of Doctor Who
and Withnail and I fame made his Abbey debut as millionaire
arms-manufacturer Andrew Undershaft in this exciting new production which runs until
Saturday 21 September.