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The Theatre and Films of Conor McPherson

Author : Eamonn Jordan
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing
ISBN 13 : 1350051225
Total Pages : 248 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (5 download)

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Download or read book The Theatre and Films of Conor McPherson written by Eamonn Jordan and published by Bloomsbury Publishing. This book was released on 2019-02-21 with total page 248 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The spellbinding premiere of The Weir at the Royal Court in 1997 was the first of many works to bring Conor McPherson to the attention of the theatre-going public. Acclaimed plays followed, including Shining City, The Seafarer, The Night Alive and Girl from the North Country, garnering international acclaim and being regularly produced around the globe. McPherson has also had significant successes as a theatre director, film director and screenwriter, most notably, with his award-winning screenplay for I Went Down. This companion offers a detailed and engaging critical analysis of the plays and films of Conor McPherson. It considers issues of gender and class disparity, violence and wealth in the cultural and political contexts in which the work is written and performed, as well as the inclusion of song, sound, the supernatural, religious and pagan festive sensibilities through which initial genre perceptions are nudged elsewhere, towards the unconscious and ineffable. Supplemented by a number of contributed critical and performance perspectives, including an interview with Conor McPherson, this is a book to be read by theatre audiences, performance-makers and students who wish to explore, contextualize and situate McPherson's provocative, exquisite and generation-defining writings and performances.

Irish Drama and Theatre Since 1950

Author : Patrick Lonergan
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing
ISBN 13 : 147426266X
Total Pages : 280 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (742 download)

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Book Synopsis Irish Drama and Theatre Since 1950 by : Patrick Lonergan

Download or read book Irish Drama and Theatre Since 1950 written by Patrick Lonergan and published by Bloomsbury Publishing. This book was released on 2019-02-21 with total page 280 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Drawing on major new archival discoveries and recent research, Patrick Lonergan presents an innovative account of Irish drama and theatre, spanning the past seventy years. Rather than offering a linear narrative, the volume traces key themes to illustrate the relationship between theatre and changes in society. In considering internationalization, the Troubles in Northern Ireland, the Celtic Tiger period, feminism, and the changing status of the Catholic Church in Ireland, Lonergan asserts the power of theatre to act as an agent of change and uncovers the contribution of individual artists, plays and productions in challenging societal norms. Irish Drama and Theatre since 1950 provides a wide-ranging account of major developments, combined with case studies of the premiere or revival of major plays, the establishment of new companies and the influence of international work and artists, including Tennessee Williams, Chekhov and Brecht. While bringing to the fore some of the untold stories and overlooked playwrights following the declaration of the Irish Republic, Lonergan weaves into his account the many Irish theatre-makers who have achieved international prominence in the period: Samuel Beckett, Siobhán McKenna and Brendan Behan in the 1950s, continuing with Brian Friel and Tom Murphy, and concluding with the playwrights who emerged in the late 1990s, including Martin McDonagh, Enda Walsh, Conor McPherson, Marie Jones and Marina Carr. The contribution of major Irish companies to world theatre is also examined, including both the Abbey and Gate theatres, as well as Druid, Field Day and Charabanc. Through its engaging analysis of seventy years of Irish theatre, this volume charts the acts of gradual but revolutionary change that are the story of Irish theatre and drama and of its social and cultural contexts.

The Weir

Author : Conor McPherson
Publisher : Dramatists Play Service, Inc.
ISBN 13 : 9780822217060
Total Pages : 68 pages
Book Rating : 4.2/5 (17 download)

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Book Synopsis The Weir by : Conor McPherson

Download or read book The Weir written by Conor McPherson and published by Dramatists Play Service, Inc.. This book was released on 1998 with total page 68 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: THE STORY: In a bar in rural Ireland, the local men swap spooky stories in an attempt to impress a young woman from Dublin who recently moved into a nearby haunted house. However, the tables are soon turned when she spins a yarn of her own.

The Veil

Author : Conor McPherson
Publisher : Dramatists Play Service, Inc.
ISBN 13 : 0822233134
Total Pages : 72 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (222 download)

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Book Synopsis The Veil by : Conor McPherson

Download or read book The Veil written by Conor McPherson and published by Dramatists Play Service, Inc.. This book was released on 2016-05-16 with total page 72 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: THE STORY: May 1822, rural Ireland. The defrocked Reverend Berkeley arrives at the crumbling former glory of Mount Prospect House to accompany a young woman to England. Seventeen-year-old Hannah is to be married off to a marquis in order to resolve the debts of her mother’s estate. However, compelled by the strange voices that haunt his beautiful young charge and a fascination with the psychic current that pervades the house, Berkeley proposes a séance, the consequences of which are catastrophic. THE VEIL weaves Ireland’s troubled colonial history into a transfixing story about the search for love, the transcendental, and the circularity of time.

Port Authority

Author : Conor McPherson
Publisher : Dramatists Play Service, Inc.
ISBN 13 : 0822233118
Total Pages : 45 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (222 download)

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Book Synopsis Port Authority by : Conor McPherson

Download or read book Port Authority written by Conor McPherson and published by Dramatists Play Service, Inc.. This book was released on 2016-05-16 with total page 45 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: THE STORY: PORT AUTHORITY follows three generations of Irishmen as they tell the stories of their lives.

The Weir, and Other Plays

Author : Conor McPherson
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 328 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (91 download)

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Book Synopsis The Weir, and Other Plays by : Conor McPherson

Download or read book The Weir, and Other Plays written by Conor McPherson and published by . This book was released on 1999 with total page 328 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Set in a rural pub in western Ireland, "The weir" is a drama of interwoven stories as told by the locals about how they comfort and distract one another in the midst of desolation and grief.

The Birds

Author : Conor McPherson
Publisher : Dramatists Play Service, Inc.
ISBN 13 : 0822233126
Total Pages : 50 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (222 download)

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Book Synopsis The Birds by : Conor McPherson

Download or read book The Birds written by Conor McPherson and published by Dramatists Play Service, Inc.. This book was released on 2016-05-13 with total page 50 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Daphne du Maurier’s short story, also the basis for Alfred Hitchcock’s classic film, is boldly adapted by Conor McPherson—a gripping, unsettling, and moving look at human relationships in the face of societal collapse. In an isolated house, strangers Nat and Diane take shelter from relentless masses of attacking birds. They find relative sanctuary but not comfort or peace; there’s no electricity, little food, and a nearby neighbor may still be alive and watching them. Another refugee, the young and attractive Julia, arrives with some news of the outside world, but her presence also brings discord. Their survival becomes even more doubtful when paranoia takes hold of the makeshift fortress—an internal threat to match that of the birds outside.

The Night Alive

Author : Conor McPherson
Publisher : Dramatists Play Service, Inc.
ISBN 13 : 0822230860
Total Pages : 60 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (222 download)

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Book Synopsis The Night Alive by : Conor McPherson

Download or read book The Night Alive written by Conor McPherson and published by Dramatists Play Service, Inc.. This book was released on 2015-05-15 with total page 60 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Tommy's not a bad man; he's getting by. Renting a run-down room in his Uncle Maurice's house, just about keeping his ex-wife and kids at arm's length, and rolling from one get-rich-quick scheme to the other with his pal Doc. Then one day he comes to the aid of Aimee, who's not had it easy herself, struggling through life the only way she knows how. Their past won't let go easily, but together there's a glimmer of hope that they could make something more of their lives. Something extraordinary. Perhaps. With inimitable warmth, style and craft, Conor McPherson's THE NIGHT ALIVE deftly mines the humanity to be found in the most unlikely of situations.

Girl from the North Country

Author : Conor McPherson
Publisher : Theatre Communications Group
ISBN 13 : 1559368829
Total Pages : 112 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (593 download)

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Book Synopsis Girl from the North Country by : Conor McPherson

Download or read book Girl from the North Country written by Conor McPherson and published by Theatre Communications Group. This book was released on 2017-11-20 with total page 112 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: “The idea is inspired and the treatment piercingly beautiful . . . Two formidable artists have shown respect for the integrity of each other’s work here and the result is magnificent.” —Independent “Bob Dylan’s back catalogue is used to glorious effect in Conor McPherson’s astonishing cross-section of hope and stoic suffering . . . It is the constant dialogue between the drama and the songs that makes this show exceptional.” —Guardian “Beguiling and soulful and quietly, exquisitely, heartbreaking. A very special piece of theatre.” —Evening Standard “A populous, otherworldly play that combines the hard grit of the Great Depression with something numinous and mysterious.” —Telegraph Duluth, Minnesota. 1934. A community living on a knife-edge. Lost and lonely people huddle together in the local guesthouse. The owner, Nick, owes more money than he can ever repay, his wife Elizabeth is losing her mind, and their daughter Marianne is carrying a child no one will account for. So when a preacher selling bibles and a boxer looking for a comeback turn up in the middle of the night, things spiral beyond the point of no return . . . In Girl from the North Country, Conor McPherson beautifully weaves the iconic songbook of Bob Dylan into a show full of hope, heartbreak and soul. It premiered at the Old Vic, London, in July 2017, in a production directed by the author. Conor McPherson is an award-winning Irish playwright. His best-known works include The Weir (Royal Court; winner of the 1999 Olivier Award for Best New Play), Dublin Carol (Atlantic Theater Company) and The Seafarer (National Theatre). Bob Dylan, born in Duluth, Minnesota, in 1941, is one of the most important songwriters of our time. Dylan was awarded the Nobel Prize for Literature in 2016. He released his thirty-ninth studio album, Triplicate, in April 2017, and continues to tour worldwide.

The Theatre of Conor Mcpherson

Author : Lilian Chambers
Publisher : Peter Lang Limited, International Academic Publishers
ISBN 13 : 9781788748278
Total Pages : 332 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (482 download)

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Book Synopsis The Theatre of Conor Mcpherson by : Lilian Chambers

Download or read book The Theatre of Conor Mcpherson written by Lilian Chambers and published by Peter Lang Limited, International Academic Publishers. This book was released on 2019-03-22 with total page 332 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Multiple productions and the international successes of plays like The Weir have led to Conor McPherson being regarded by many as one of the finest writers of his generation. McPherson has also been hugely prolific as a theatre director, as a screenwriter and film director, garnering many awards in these different roles. In this collection of essays, commentators from around the world address the substantial range of McPherson's output to date in theatre and film, a body of work written primarily during and in the aftermath of Ireland's Celtic Tiger period. These critics approach the work in challenging and dynamic ways, considering the crucial issues of morality, the rupturing of the real, storytelling, and the significance of space, violence and gender. Explicit considerations are given to comedy and humour, and to theatrical form, especially that of the monologue and to the ways that the otherworldly, the unconscious and the supernatural are accommodated dramaturgically, with frequent emphasis placed on the specific aspects of performance in both theatre and film.

Shining City

Author : Conor McPherson
Publisher : Dramatists Play Service Inc
ISBN 13 : 9780822221876
Total Pages : 52 pages
Book Rating : 4.2/5 (218 download)

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Download or read book Shining City written by Conor McPherson and published by Dramatists Play Service Inc. This book was released on 2007 with total page 52 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: THE STORY: SHINING CITY is set in Dublin, where a guilt-ridden man reaches out to a therapist after seeing the ghost of his recently deceased wife. Wrestling with his own demons, the therapist can only do so much to help. Routine visits between the

Four Plays

Author : Conor McPherson
Publisher : Dramatists Play Service Inc
ISBN 13 : 9780822217077
Total Pages : 188 pages
Book Rating : 4.2/5 (17 download)

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Book Synopsis Four Plays by : Conor McPherson

Download or read book Four Plays written by Conor McPherson and published by Dramatists Play Service Inc. This book was released on 1999 with total page 188 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: THE STORIES: ST NICHOLAS finds an aging jaded theatre critic recounting his obsession with a young actress, and how that obsession leads to a journey into a macabre world of vampires from which he almost can't escape. (1 man.) In THIS LIME TREE BOW

Dublin Carol

Author : Conor McPherson
Publisher : Dramatists Play Service, Inc.
ISBN 13 : 9780822219507
Total Pages : 52 pages
Book Rating : 4.2/5 (195 download)

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Book Synopsis Dublin Carol by : Conor McPherson

Download or read book Dublin Carol written by Conor McPherson and published by Dramatists Play Service, Inc.. This book was released on 2003 with total page 52 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: THE STORY: DUBLIN CAROL centers around John Plunkett, an undertaker in his late fifties. The play is divided into three scenes, all of which take place in his office in Dublin on Christmas Eve. In the morning we see John interacting with Mark, a tw

The Seafarer

Author : Conor McPherson
Publisher : Dramatists Play Service Inc
ISBN 13 : 9780822222842
Total Pages : 84 pages
Book Rating : 4.2/5 (228 download)

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Book Synopsis The Seafarer by : Conor McPherson

Download or read book The Seafarer written by Conor McPherson and published by Dramatists Play Service Inc. This book was released on 2008 with total page 84 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: THE STORY: THE SEAFARER is a chilling new play about the sea, Ireland, and the power of myth. It's Christmas Eve, and Sharky has returned to Dublin to look after his irascible, aging brother who's recently gone blind. Old drinking buddies Ivan and

The Wiley Blackwell Companion to Contemporary British and Irish Literature

Author : Richard Bradford
Publisher : John Wiley & Sons
ISBN 13 : 1119652642
Total Pages : 912 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (196 download)

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Book Synopsis The Wiley Blackwell Companion to Contemporary British and Irish Literature by : Richard Bradford

Download or read book The Wiley Blackwell Companion to Contemporary British and Irish Literature written by Richard Bradford and published by John Wiley & Sons. This book was released on 2020-09-03 with total page 912 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: THE WILEY BLACKWELL COMPANION TO CONTEMPORARY BRITISH AND IRISH LITERATURE An insightful guide to the exploration of modern British and Irish literature The Wiley Blackwell Companion to Contemporary British and Irish Literature is a must-have guide for anyone hoping to navigate the world of new British and Irish writing. Including modern authors and poets from the 1960s through to the 21st century, the Companion provides a thorough overview of contemporary poetry, fiction, and drama by some of the most prominent and noteworthy writers. Seventy-three comprehensive chapters focus on individual authors as well as such topics as Englishness and identity, contemporary Science Fiction, Black writing in Britain, crime fiction, and the influence of globalization on British and Irish Literature. Written in four parts, The Wiley Blackwell Companion to Contemporary British and Irish Literature includes comprehensive examinations of individual authors, as well as a variety of themes that have come to define the contemporary period: ethnicity, gender, nationality, and more. A thorough guide to the main figures and concepts in contemporary literature from Britain and Ireland, this two-volume set: Includes studies of notable figures such as Seamus Heaney and Angela Carter, as well as more recently influential writers such as Zadie Smith and Sarah Waters. Covers topics such as LGBT fiction, androgyny in contemporary British Literature, and post-Troubles Northern Irish Fiction Features a broad range of writers and topics covered by distinguished academics Includes an analysis of the interplay between individual authors and the major themes of the day, and whether an examination of the latter enables us to appreciate the former. The Wiley Blackwell Companion to Contemporary British and Irish Literature provides essential reading for students as well as academics seeking to learn more about the history and future direction of contemporary British and Irish Literature.

Plays, Two

Author : Conor McPherson
Publisher : MIT Press
ISBN 13 : 9781854597779
Total Pages : 228 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (977 download)

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Download or read book Plays, Two written by Conor McPherson and published by MIT Press. This book was released on 2004 with total page 228 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: McPherson's four most recent plays in one volume: The Weir, Dublin Carol, Port Authority and Come on Over.

Plays

Author : Conor McPherson
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9781848422094
Total Pages : 376 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (22 download)

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Download or read book Plays written by Conor McPherson and published by . This book was released on 2013 with total page 376 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This volume of Conor McPherson's collected plays, covering a decade of writing, celebrates a fascination with the uncanny which has led him to be described as 'quite possibly the finest playwright of his generation' (New York Times). In Shining City, a man seeks help from a counsellor, claiming to have seen the ghost of his dead wife. The play, premiered at the Royal Court, London, is 'up there with The Weir, moving, compassionate, ingenious and absolutely gripping' (Daily Telegraph). The Seafarer, premiered at the National Theatre before going on to become a Tony Award-winning Broadway hit, tells the story of an extended Christmas Eve card game, but one played for the highest stakes possible. 'McPherson proves yet again he is both a born yarn-spinner and an acute analyst of the melancholy Irish manhood' (Guardian) Set in 'the big house' in 1820s rural Ireland, The Veil is McPherson's first period play. Seventeen-year-old Hannah is to be married off in order to settle the debts of the crumbling estate. But when Reverend Berkeley arrives, determined to orchestrate a séance, chaos is unleased. 'A cracking fireside tale of haunting and decay' (The Times) The Birds, hauntingly adapted from the short story by Daphne du Maurier, is 'deliciously chilling, claustrophobic, questioning, frightening; and with a twist' (Irish Independent). It is published here for the first time, as is The Dance of Death, a new version of Strindberg's classic, which premiered at the Trafalgar Studios in London. 'A spectacularly bleak yet curiously bracing drama that often makes you laugh out loud' (Daily Telegraph). Completing the volume is a Foreword by the author.