Critical Moments: Fintan O'Toole on Modern Irish TheatreFew figures are more respected and quoted internationally than Fintan O'Toole, both as a controversial and provocative political commentator and theatre critic. This extensive collection brings together a wide range of his writings going back to 1980. It provides a privileged insight into the great moments of contemporary Irish theatre, marking the contributions of playwrights (Carr, Murphy, Friel, McGuinness), directors (Hynes, Byrne), actors (Hickey, McKenna), and designers (Vanek, Frawley). It also demonstrates his unsettling of the usual "canon," with his thoughtful arguments promoting certain playwrights who deserve to up be there with Ireland's best, including Antoine O'Flatharta, Paul Mercier, Dermot Bolger, and David Byrne. |
Contents
Northern Star Stewart Parker | 31 |
Conversations on a Homecoming Tom Murphy | 37 |
Callers Graham Reid | 43 |
Ourselves Alone Anne Devlin | 56 |
Somewhere Over the Balcony Marie Jones | 63 |
La Corbière Anne Hartigan | 87 |
The Sinking of the Titanic Joe OByrne | 101 |
Brothers of the Brush Jimmy Murphy | 115 |
Tom Murphy | 204 |
Aristocrats Brian Friel | 220 |
Sharons Grave John B Keane | 226 |
The Loves of Cass McGuire Brian Friel | 231 |
Frank Pig Says Hello Patrick McCabe | 238 |
General Irish Theatre Commentaries | 265 |
Modern Irish Dramatists | 297 |
Politics and Theatre | 317 |
True Lines John Crowley et al | 128 |
Red Roses and Petrol Joe OConnor | 142 |
Monkey Michael West | 155 |
The Gay Detective Gerard Stembridge | 162 |
Strawberries in December Antoine Ó Flatharta | 169 |
Mrs Sweeney Paula Meehan | 176 |
The Cripple of Inishmaan Martin McDonagh | 183 |
Irish Revivals | 191 |
Return to the Hill Lee Dunne | 322 |
Essays on Criticism | 330 |
In Conversation with Redmond OHanlon | 341 |
Afterword Fintan OToole | 379 |
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Critical Moments: Fintan O'Toole on Modern Irish Theatre Julia Furay,Redmond O'Hanlon No preview available - 2003 |
Critical Moments: Fintan O'Toole on Modern Irish Theatre Fintan O'Toole,Julia Furay,Redmond O'Hanlon No preview available - 2003 |
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