Synopses & Reviews
The first collection of plays from one of Ireland's most accomplished contemporary writers
This volume contains four plays: The Lament for Arthur Cleary: "Theatrically rich and socially powerful, it takes on the lineaments of an epic voyage, a voyage into the dark heart of a city where Irish theatre has seldom been before" (Irish Times); In High Germany: "Thoughtful, comic, sad and provocative, this monologue of a lost and altered heritage … These two plays [In High Germany and The Holy Ground] are cogent manifestations of a changing Irish world" (Irish Times); The Holy Ground: "A tour de force. It's stream of consciousness theatre at its best … [which] develops a pace until the listener is hanging on to every syllable" (Sunday Press); Blinded by the Light: "Manically madcap and hilariously funny, it canters in a bawdy romp onto the stage, heralding the arrival of a unique comic writing talent. Energetic, perfectly timed and brilliantly observed" (Irish Press)
Review
"A writer of frenetic energy and imagination."—Sunday Times
Synopsis
Known in his native Ireland as a bold, innovative fiction writer, Dermot Bolger is also a fine dramatist whose plays have been performed at such prestigious places as Dublin's Abbey Theatre. This volume includes Bolger's best-known plays to date.
Table of Contents
The lament for Arthur Cleary -- In High Germany -- The holy ground -- Blinded by the light.