Gate Theatre, DublinSet in a 1918 maternity ward, the play offers moments of tenderness amid its commentary on political and social upheaval A pandemic exposes deep social injustices in Emma Donoghue's new play, set in Dublin during the Spanish influenza outbreak of 1918. Over three tumultuous days in a maternity hospital, staff attempt to cope with emergency births. One teenager, Mary (Ciara Byrne), has no inkling o…