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WINNER OF THE 2008 THEATRE BOOK PRIZE!
Globalization is transforming theatre everywhere. As writers seek to exploit new opportunities to produce their work internationally, audiences are seeing the world - and the stage - differently. And, as national borders became more fluid, the barriers between economics and culture are also becoming weaker. In this groundbreaking study, Patrick Lonergan explores these developments, placing them in the context of the transformation of Ireland - the ‘most globalized country in the world - since the early 1990s. Drawing on archival material that has never before been published, this study sheds new light on the culture of Celtic Tiger Ireland, focusing on such writers as Brian Friel, Sean OCasey, Marie Jones, Martin McDonagh, Marina Carr and Conor McPherson. In doing so, it shows how globalization poses difficult questions for authors and audiences - and reveals how we can begin to come to terms with these new developments.
Synopsis
Globalization is transforming theatre everywhere. As writers seek to exploit new opportunities to produce their work internationally, audiences are seeing the world and the stage differently. This groundbreaking study explores these developments, placing them in the context of the transformation of Ireland since the early 1990s.
Synopsis
WINNER OF THE 2008 THEATRE BOOK PRIZE
Globalization is transforming theatre everywhere. As writers seek to exploit new opportunities to produce their work internationally, audiences are seeing the world - and the stage - differently. And, as national borders became more fluid, the barriers between economics and culture are also becoming weaker. In this groundbreaking study, Patrick Lonergan explores these developments, placing them in the context of the transformation of Ireland - the 'most globalized country in the world' - since the early 1990s. Drawing on archival material that has never before been published, this study sheds new light on the culture of Celtic Tiger Ireland, focusing on such writers as Brian Friel, Sean O'Casey, Marie Jones, Martin McDonagh, Marina Carr and Conor McPherson. In doing so, it shows how globalization poses difficult questions for authors and audiences - and reveals how we can begin to come to terms with these new developments.
About the Author
PATRICK LONERGAN teaches at the English Department, National University of Ireland, Galway. He writes about theatre in the west of Ireland for The Irish Times and regularly reviews for Irish Theatre Magazine. He has published widely on Irish literature and theatre, and is academic director of the Synge Summer School.
Table of Contents
Contents
Acknowledgements
List of abbreviations
Introduction
PART I
Globalization and Irish Theatre
Globalizing Irish Drama: Brian Friel's Dancing at Lughnasa, 1990/1999
PART II
Globalizing National Theatres: Sean O'Casey's The Plough and the Stars, 1926/1991/2002
Historicizing the Brand: Dion Boucicault's The Shaughraun, 1874/2004
PART III
Globalization and Authorship: Martin McDonagh, 1996-2005
Globalization and Cultural Exchange: Tony Kushner's Angels in America, Dublin, 1995
PART IV
Globalizing Gender
Race and the Brand: Irish Theatre in 2005
Conclusion: Our Global Theatre
Works Cited
Index