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Max Irons

Max Irons is a stage and screen actor. Best known for his roles in ‘The Riot Club’, ‘The White Queen’ and The Host’ and ‘Red Riding Hood’. Max is also the son of ‘The Poetry Hour’ stalwarts actors Sinéad Cusack and Jeremy Irons.

Readings

The Deserter read by Max Irons
Returning, We Hear the Larks read by Max Irons
Rupert Brooke: 'The Dead' read by Max Irons
W.B. Yeats: 'An Irish Airman Foresees His Death' read by Max Irons
Epitaphs of the War read by Greg Wise, Emilia Fox, Max Irons, and Tom Burke
Select reading
The Deserter read by Max Irons
Returning, We Hear the Larks read by Max Irons
Rupert Brooke: 'The Dead' read by Max Irons
W.B. Yeats: 'An Irish Airman Foresees His Death' read by Max Irons
Epitaphs of the War read by Greg Wise, Emilia Fox, Max Irons, and Tom Burke
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