The Theatre And Films Of Conor Mcpherson

Author : Eamonn Jordan
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing
ISBN 13 : 1350051225
Total Pages : 248 pages
Book Rating : 4.25/5 ( 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.

Author : Patrick Lonergan
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing
ISBN 13 : 147426266X
Total Pages : 280 pages
Book Rating : 4.68/5 ( download)

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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.

Author : Conor McPherson
Publisher : Dramatists Play Service, Inc.
ISBN 13 : 0822233118
Total Pages : 45 pages
Book Rating : 4.14/5 ( download)

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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.

Author : Conor McPherson
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 328 pages
Book Rating : 4.65/5 ( download)

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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.

Author : Conor McPherson
Publisher : Dramatists Play Service, Inc.
ISBN 13 : 0822233126
Total Pages : 50 pages
Book Rating : 4.21/5 ( download)

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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.

Author : Conor McPherson
Publisher : Dramatists Play Service, Inc.
ISBN 13 : 9780822217060
Total Pages : 68 pages
Book Rating : 4.66/5 ( download)

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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.

Author : Conor McPherson
Publisher : Dramatists Play Service Inc
ISBN 13 : 9780822221876
Total Pages : 52 pages
Book Rating : 4.7X/5 ( 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

Author : Conor McPherson
Publisher : Theatre Communications Group
ISBN 13 : 1559368829
Total Pages : 112 pages
Book Rating : 4.27/5 ( download)

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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.

Author : Conor McPherson
Publisher : Dramatists Play Service, Inc.
ISBN 13 : 0822230860
Total Pages : 60 pages
Book Rating : 4.61/5 ( download)

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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.

Author : Lilian Chambers
Publisher : Peter Lang Limited, International Academic Publishers
ISBN 13 : 9781788748278
Total Pages : 332 pages
Book Rating : 4.71/5 ( download)

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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.