Critical Moments: Fintan O'Toole on Modern Irish Theatre

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Peter Lang, 2003 - Drama - 400 pages
Few 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
Index
385
Una Pooka Michael Harding
389
The Lament for Arthur Cleary Dermot Bolger
396
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