The theatre of Enda Walsh / edited by Mary P. Caulfield and Ian R. Walsh.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Caulfield, Mary P., 1978- editor.

Walsh, Ian R., editor.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Walsh, Enda--Criticism and interpretation.

Walsh, Enda.

Criticism and interpretation.

Genre:

Criticism, interpretation, etc.

Physical Description:

viii, 243 pages ; 23 cm

Place of Publication:

Dublin, Ireland : Carysfort Press, 2015.

Summary:

This important publication is the first collection of articles on the work of the internationally recognised award-winning theatre of Enda Walsh. In a wide range of essays the book explores Walsh's radical theatrical imagination, its development, contexts and its ability to flourish across genres from theatre to film to musical. The volume aims to give a multitude of perspectives on Walsh's work with articles and interviews from leading theatre practitioners on the direction, production and designing of Walsh's theatre considered alongside critical essays by both emerging and established international scholars. Written in an accessible style it will be of interest to all enthusiasts of contemporary theatre and performance. Professor Brian Singleton, Trinity College, Dublin Book jacket.

Contents:

1 Enda Walsh and Space: The Evolution of a Playwright / Jesse Weaver Weaver, Jesse 13

2 Entertainment and Dystopia: Enda Walsh's The Ginger Ale Boy / Ian R. Walsh Walsh, Ian R. 27

3 Pig is/is not Runt: Gender and Shared Identity in the film adaptation of Disco Pigs / Kevin McCluskey McCluskey, Kevin 39

4 The Representation of Vulnerability in Enda Walsh's Sucking Dublin and Lynndie's Gotta Gun / Lisa FitzPatrick FitzPatrick, Lisa 53

5 FIERCE WORDS / BRUTAL DEEDS: Abjection and Redemption in Enda Walsh's bedbound / Kay Martinovch Martinovch, Kay 65

6 Through a Glass Darkly: Identity, Language and Performance in Enda Walsh's Chatroom / Kevin Wallace Wallace, Kevin 77

7 The Small Things: A Postdramatic Analysis / Finian O'Gorman O'Gorman, Finian 89

8 Fantasizing About Truth: Re-membered Histories and Performance in How These Desperate Men / Talk, Nelson Barre Barre, Nelson 105

9 Real Versus Illusory in Enda Walsh's The Walworth Farce and The New Electric Ballroom / Tanya Dean Dean, Tanya 119

10 "Looking for martyrdom?": Enda Walsh and Steve McQueen's Hunger / Katarzyna Ojrzynska Ojrzynska, Katarzyna 131

11 Dead Men Talking: Stagnation and Entrapment in Enda Walsh's Penelope / Audrey McNamara McNamara, Audrey 151

12 For Once and for all: Empathy and Mimesis in Enda Walsh's Musical for the "people of the world" / Mary P. Caulfield Caulfield, Mary P. 161

13 Ballyturk: Theatre and Event / Michelle C. Paull Paull, Michelle C. 177

14 On Directing and Performing the Theatre of Enda Walsh / Mikel Mnrfi Mnrfi, Mikel 195

15 We Laugh A Lot When Mum's Away: Production and Reception of The Walworth Farce in Turkey / Nursen Gömceli Gömceli, Nursen 201

16 Sculpting the Spaces of Enda Walsh's Theatre: Sabine Dargent in Conversation / Siobhan O'Gorman O'Gorman, Siobhan 215.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9781909325777

1909325775

OCLC:

932593851

Publisher Number:

99968856595