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Contemporary Irish Plays: Freefall; Forgotten; Drum Belly; Planet Belfast; Desolate Heaven; The Boys of Foley Street
Michael West
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Description for Contemporary Irish Plays: Freefall; Forgotten; Drum Belly; Planet Belfast; Desolate Heaven; The Boys of Foley Street
Paperback. Editor(s): Lonergan, Patrick. Series: Play Anthologies. Num Pages: 400 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBR; 2AB; DD; DQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 200 x 129 x 25. Weight in Grams: 324.
Contemporary Irish Plays showcases the new drama that has emerged since 2008. Featuring a blend of established and emerging writers, the anthology shows how Irish writers are embracing new methods of theatre-making to explore exciting new themes – while also finding new ways to come to terms with the legacies of the Troubles and the Celtic Tiger. Freefall is a sharp, humorous and exhilarating look at the fragility of a human life, blending impressionistic beauty, poignancy and comedy. Forgotten features the interconnecting stories of four elderly people living in retirement homes ... Read more
Contemporary Irish Plays showcases the new drama that has emerged since 2008. Featuring a blend of established and emerging writers, the anthology shows how Irish writers are embracing new methods of theatre-making to explore exciting new themes – while also finding new ways to come to terms with the legacies of the Troubles and the Celtic Tiger. Freefall is a sharp, humorous and exhilarating look at the fragility of a human life, blending impressionistic beauty, poignancy and comedy. Forgotten features the interconnecting stories of four elderly people living in retirement homes ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Series
Play Anthologies
Condition
New
Number of Pages
400
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781472576682
SKU
V9781472576682
Shipping Time
Usually ships in 5 to 9 working days
Ref
99-10
About Michael West
Patrick Lonergan is a lecturer in English at National University of Ireland, Galway. He writes about theatre for The Irish Times and Irish Theatre Magazine. His first book, Theatre and Globalization, was awarded the 2008 Theatre Book Prize. He has authored two Student Editions of plays by Martin McDonagh and is editor of The Methuen Drama Anthology of Irish Plays ... Read more
Reviews for Contemporary Irish Plays: Freefall; Forgotten; Drum Belly; Planet Belfast; Desolate Heaven; The Boys of Foley Street
funny, touching, and arrestingly original ... a beautiful, sustained act of ensemble wondering at the peculiar business of being alive, of all that striving and struggling, loving and losing. Highly recommended.
Daily Telegraph on Freefall
Mr. Kinevane artfully conveys the secrets, the hidden past, of the aged, and the dignity often behind their quaint, seemingly innocuous ... Read more
Daily Telegraph on Freefall
Mr. Kinevane artfully conveys the secrets, the hidden past, of the aged, and the dignity often behind their quaint, seemingly innocuous ... Read more