Since the late 1970s there has been a marked internationalization of Irish drama, with individual plays, playwrights, and theatrical companies establishing newly global reputations. This book reflects upon these developments, drawing together leading scholars and playwrights to consider the consequences that arise when Irish theatre travels abroad. Essays discuss some of Ireland's major theatre companies – Druid, the Abbey Theatre, Rough Magic, Blue Raincoat, Field Day and others – while also exploring the presence of Irish drama in the UK, the USA, Germany, and throughout Ireland. The volume also presents the views of key playwrights, featuring essays by Elizabeth Kuti and Ursula Rani Sarma, and including a new interview with Enda Walsh.

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Information

Publisher

Peter Lang Ltd, International Academic Publishers

Year

2019

ISBN

9781788748445

Edition

Topic

Media & Performing Arts

Subtopic

Theatre

Cover
Copyright
Contents
Acknowledgements
List of Illustrations
Introduction
1 | Making Space: Towards a Spatial Theory of Irish Theatre Chris Morash
2 | Field Day: Local roots and global reach Martine Pelletier
3 | ‘We’ll Be the Judges of That’: The Critical Reception of DruidSynge in the USA José Lanters
4 | Abbey Tours to London after 1990 Richard Cave
5 | Ireland Onstage at the Birmingham Repertory Theatre James Moran
6 | Contemporary Irish Theatre in German-Speaking Countries Werner Huber
7 | Blue Raincoat Theatre Company and its Influences
8 | Beyond the Passion Machine: The Adigun-Doyle Playboy and Multiculturalism
9 | Audience expectation and the expected audience – writing for the international stage
10 | ‘The Words Look After Themselves’: The Practice of Enda Walsh
11 | ‘Strangeness made sense’: reflections on being a non-Irish Irish playwright. Elizabeth Kuti
Texts Cited
Contributors
Index