Theatre and Ireland

What is the significance of theatre and performance within Irish culture and history? How do we understand the impact and political potential of Irish theatre? This innovative survey of theatre in Ireland covers a range of drama and performance, from the 17th century to the present. Expanding the field of Irish theatre to include mumming, wake games, prison protests and theatre riots, the book argues that Ireland''s longstanding association with performance illuminates key aspects of its cultural history and politics.Foreword by Fiona Shaw.>

Product details

• Authors: Lionel Pilkington, Fiona Shaw
• Publisher: Methuen Drama
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 30.07.2010
• EAN: 9780230574625
• ISBN: 978-0-230-57462-5
• No. of pages: 104
• Dimensions: 106 mm x 174 mm x 8 mm
• Series: Theatre And; Theatre And
• Subjects: Fiction > Poetry, drama; Humanities, art, music > Art > Theatre, ballet; Non-fiction book > Music, film, theatre; Theater, B, Literature, Cultural and Media Studies, Theatre and Performance Arts, Theatre and Performance Studies