Time has not been kind to Peter Sheridan's adaptation of Brian Behan's biography.

Given the rapid political, social, economic and even theatrical development of recent years, this amiable and affectionate recounting of Cathleen's love of song, socialism, fenianism and her family unexpectedly seems trapped in time and very out of fashion.

Pam Brighton's production of it for Dubbeljoint seems more sophisticated than did the original in the Peacock and seems, therefore, more removed from Cathleen's own time and style, leaving the piece without either nostalgic resonance or contemporary relevance.

Cathleen Behan was redoubtable, raucous, irrepressible and spontaneous.

Eileen Pollack's performance last night was (apart from some first night uncertainties which this fine actor will overcome) too measured, too obviously thoughtful, too overtly professional, to catch the raw humanity of her character. It was Cathleen without the cackle.

But the show still has qualities to offer as Mrs Behan, at the age of 94, recalls her life and times, her two husbands and her seven children, her move from Russell Street in the inner city to Kildare Road in Crumlin, then perceived as almost beyond the Pale, and Ms Pollack's renditions of some of Cathleen's favoured songs have some startling moments of accurate recognition of the original voice.

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