The Theatre Of Tom Murphy
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The Theatre Of Tom Murphy
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Author : Nicholas Grene
language : en
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing
Release Date : 2017-10-05
The Theatre Of Tom Murphy written by Nicholas Grene and has been published by Bloomsbury Publishing this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2017-10-05 with Literary Criticism categories.
Tom Murphy shot to fame with the London production of A Whistle in the Dark in 1961, establishing him as the outstanding Irish playwright of his generation. The international success of DruidMurphy, the 2012-13 staging of three of his major plays by the Druid Theatre Company, served to underline his continuing appeal and importance. This is the first full scale academic study devoted to his theatre, providing an overview of all his work, with a detailed reading of his most significant texts. His powerful and searchingly honest engagement with Irish history and society is reflected in the violent Whistle in the Dark, the epic Famine (1968), the often hilarious Conversations on a Homecoming (1985) and the darkly Chekhovian The House (2000). Folklore and myth figure more prominently in the spiritual drama of The Sanctuary Lamp (1975), the Faustian Gigli Concert (1983) and the women's stories of Bailegangaire (1985). The range and reach of Murphy's theatre is demonstrated in this informed reading, supported by key interviews with the playwright himself and his most important theatrical and critical interpreters.
Talking About Tom Murphy
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Author : Nicholas Grene
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2002
Talking About Tom Murphy written by Nicholas Grene and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2002 with Drama categories.
Essays on the work of Irish playwright, Tom Murphy
Druidmurphy Plays By Tom Murphy
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Author : Tom Murphy
language : en
Publisher: A&C Black
Release Date : 2012-09-25
Druidmurphy Plays By Tom Murphy written by Tom Murphy and has been published by A&C Black this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2012-09-25 with Drama categories.
This collection brings together three of Tom Murphy's finest plays, Famine, A Whistle in the Dark and Conversations on a Homecoming. Together, they tell the story of Irish emigration - of those who went and those who were left behind. Crossing oceans and spanning decades, Murphy's three plays cover the period from the Great Hunger of the nineteenth century to the 'new' Ireland of the 1970s, exploring what we mean when we call a place 'home'. Conversations on a Homecoming: County Galway, 1970s. Even the humblest of small-town pubs can be a magnet for dreamers. Michael, after a ten-year absence, suddenly returns from New York and has a reunion with old friends, in that same pub 'The White House'. A Whistle in the Dark: Coventry, 1960 Irish emigrants, the uprooted Carney family, adapt aggressively to life in an English city. Famine: County Mayo, 1846 In Glanconnor village in the west of Ireland, the second crop of potatoes fails. The community now faces the real prospect of starvation. With an introduction by Dr Patrick Lonergan, NUI Galway DruidMurphy, presented by Druid in a co-production with Quinnipiac University Connecticut, NUI Galway, Lincoln Center Festival and Galway Arts Festival, marks a major celebration of one of Ireland's most respected living dramatists and toured Ireland, London and the US in 2012.
The Wake
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Author : Tom Murphy
language : en
Publisher: A&C Black
Release Date : 2014-03-13
The Wake written by Tom Murphy and has been published by A&C Black this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2014-03-13 with Drama categories.
"The most distinctive, the most restless, the most obsessive imagination at work in the Irish theatre today" Brian Friel The Wake recounts the story of a woman, returning from the USA to her home town in Ireland. As her family learn of her years as a prostitute, she learns their attitudes and Irish society in general. A homecoming play, haunting yet fiercely comic.
Refiguring Lost Narratives Prefiguring New Ones
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Author : Shaun Richards
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1989
Refiguring Lost Narratives Prefiguring New Ones written by Shaun Richards and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1989 with categories.
Murphy Plays 6
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Author : Tom Murphy
language : en
Publisher: A&C Black
Release Date : 2013-12-23
Murphy Plays 6 written by Tom Murphy and has been published by A&C Black this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2013-12-23 with Drama categories.
Murphy Plays: 6 brings together four plays by the author inspired by other great works of literature: The Cherry Orchard: In Chekhov's tragi-comedy - perhaps his most popular play - the Gayev family is torn by powerful forces, forces rooted deep in history and in the society around them. Tom Murphy's fine vernacular version allows us to re-imagine the events of the play in the last days of Anglo-Irish colonialism. It gives this great play vivid new life within our own history and social consciousness. She Stoops to Folly: Modelled on Oliver Goldsmith's classic novel The Vicar of Wakefield, Murphy builds a comedy peopled with thieves, pimps, bawds, lechers and imposters who will prey on innocence unless God - or the ruling class - takes a hand. The Drunkard is inspired by the American temperance play first performed in 1844 and attributed to W. H. Smith and A gentleman. A drama in five acts, it was perhaps the most popular play produced in the United States before the dramatization of Uncle Tom's Cabin in the 1850s. An epic family drama, shot through with dark humour, The Last Days of a Reluctant Tyrant tells the tragic story of a family disintegrating, having lost its moral values and is inspired by The Golovlyov Family by Mikhail Saltykov-Shchedrin. It follows Arina who rises from servant girl to matriarch controlling a vast family estate and empire until she slackens her hold and loses her power to the hypocrisy and relentless grasping of her chosen son.
She Stoops To Folly
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Author : Tom Murphy
language : en
Publisher: A&C Black
Release Date : 2014-02-03
She Stoops To Folly written by Tom Murphy and has been published by A&C Black this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2014-02-03 with Drama categories.
"The most distinctive, the most restless, the most obsessive imagination at work in the Irish theatre today" Brian Friel Modelled on Oliver Goldsmith's classic novel The Vicar of Wakefield, Murphy builds a comedy peopled with thieves, pimps, bawds, lechers and imposters who will prey on innocence unless God - or the ruling class - takes a hand. It centres around the downfall of Dr Primrose, who relates the misadventures that have caused his downfall and brought disintegration and ruin on his loved ones.
Alive In Time
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Author : Christopher Murray
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2010
Alive In Time written by Christopher Murray and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2010 with English drama categories.
Almost 50 years after he first hit the headlines as Ireland's most challenging playwright, the 'angry young man' of those times Tom Murphy still commands his place at the pinnacle of Irish theatre. Here 17 new essays by prominent critics and academics, with an introduction by Christopher Murray, survey Murphy's dramatic oeuvre in a concerted attempt to define his greatness and enduring appeal, making this book a significant study of a unique genius.
The Last Days Of A Reluctant Tyrant
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Author : Tom Murphy
language : en
Publisher: A&C Black
Release Date : 2010-01-25
The Last Days Of A Reluctant Tyrant written by Tom Murphy and has been published by A&C Black this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2010-01-25 with Drama categories.
An epic family drama, shot through with dark humour, The Last Days of a Reluctant Tyrant tells the tragic story of a family disintegrating, having lost its moral values. Arina is an ambitious woman. As a servant girl she marries into the degenerative family she works for; her ruthless energy saves it from bankruptcy and she expands the family estate into an 'empire'. As matriarch she rules with an iron hand, her avarice insatiable, until she questions what it is all for. She slackens her hold and loses her power to the hypocrisy and relentless grasping of her 'chosen son'. Inspired by The Golovlyov Family by Mikhail Saltykov-Shchedrin, The Last Days of a Reluctant Tyrant is a haunting new work from leading Irish dramatist Tom Murphy, who has worked closely with the Abbey Theatre throughout his career. The play premiered at the Abbey Theatre, Ireland, on 3 June 2009.
The Politics Of Magic
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Author : Fintan O'Toole
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1987
The Politics Of Magic written by Fintan O'Toole and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1987 with categories.