The Irish Renaissance encompassed one of the western world's
most powerful dramatic movements. But most lists of productions
have only included certain premieres, while ignoring all revivals
and the productions of lesser-known theatres. This reference is a
comprehensive list of all theatrical productions of the early
modern Irish dramatic movement, including all premieres and
revivals. The volume includes productions from the 1899 founding of
the Irish Literary Theatre through the April 1916 Easter Rising,
when British martial law significantly altered the course of Irish
drama.
Entries are provided for more than 1,000 productions, with each
entry offering the play's title, author, producing organization,
building, city, and dates of performance. The entries are grouped
in chapters devoted to particular years and are arranged
chronologically within each chapter. The chronological arrangement
of the entries reveals the development of Irish theatre, while an
extensive index allows alphabetical access to the contents. By
including entries for all productions, the volume indicates that
many plays that are now neglected were produced numerous times and
were central to the drama of the period. This work will force
scholars to reconsider the major plays of the period, due to the
record of their revivals, and the importance of many neglected
plays will now have to be reassessed.
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