Overview
- The only student-oriented text offering a broad introduction to contemporary Irish theatre and performance
- Contains a stimulating range of pedagogical resources that promote deeper understanding of a complex subject
- This book is open access, which means that you have free and unlimited access
- The authors are both well-regarded in the field, lending authority to the new text
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About this book
This open access book is a new survey of theatre practices in Ireland from 1957 to the present. Part I: Histories, situates the theatrical activity of twentieth and twenty-first century Ireland within its social and political contexts, identifies key practitioners, landmark productions, institutions, festivals, and seminal revivals. Part II: Theories, offers five key theoretical frameworks - nation, language, body, space and interculturalism - to examine contemporary Irish theatre practices. Contemporary Irish Theatre and Performance ultimately offers a more extensive story of contemporary Irish theatre documenting the diversity of practices and contributors that have populated the contemporary Irish theatre landscape since 1957.
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Table of contents (12 chapters)
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Front Matter
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Histories
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Back Matter
Reviews
- “This is an original and extremely well-informed history of theatre practice on the island of Ireland from the late 1950s to the present day. McIvor and Walsh seek to decentralise the playwright to highlight the important contributions of artistic directors, scenographers, actors, activists and administrators. This book promises to become a landmark of Irish theatre studies for some time to come.”(Ondřej Pilný, Professor, Charles University, Prague)
Authors and Affiliations
About the authors
Ian R. Walsh is a Lecturer in Drama and Theatre Studies at University of Galway, Ireland. Previous books and edited collections include Experimental Irish Theatre: After W.B Yeats (Palgrave Macmillan, 2012), The Theatre of Enda Walsh (2016), and Cultural Convergence: The Dublin Gate Theatre, 1928-1960 (Palgrave Macmillan, 2021).
Charlotte McIvor is a Senior Lecturer in Drama and Theatre Studies at University of Galway, Ireland. Most recent books and edited collections include Migration and Performance in Contemporary Ireland: Towards A New Interculturalism (Palgrave Macmillan, 2016), The Methuen Companion to Interculturalism and Performance (2021), and Interculturalism and Performance Now: New Directions? (Palgrave Macmillan, 2019).
Bibliographic Information
Book Title: Contemporary Irish Theatre
Book Subtitle: Histories and Theories
Authors: Charlotte McIvor, Ian R. Walsh
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-55012-6
Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan Cham
eBook Packages: Literature, Cultural and Media Studies, Literature, Cultural and Media Studies (R0)
Copyright Information: The Editor(s) (if applicable) and The Author(s) 2024
Softcover ISBN: 978-3-031-55011-9Published: 26 June 2024
eBook ISBN: 978-3-031-55012-6Published: 25 June 2024
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: XVIII, 352
Number of Illustrations: 2 b/w illustrations, 14 illustrations in colour
Topics: Contemporary Theatre, National/Regional Theatre and Performance, Theatre Industry, Global/International Theatre and Performance