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Contemporary Irish Documentary Theatre is the first anthology of
Irish documentary drama. It features five challenging plays by
Irish writers, and one by an international author, interrogating
and commenting on crucial events of Irish history and of the
diaspora, with introductory essays by established academics.
Together these plays represent the most innovative development in
contemporary Irish theatre and illuminate the social and political
realities of contemporary Ireland. The first two plays, of 2010 and
2013, deal with scandals of clerical and institutional abuse, and
use as source material the Ryan Report of 2009, and the documents
from the 2008 Irish Bank Guarantee. The next two, of 2014 and 2013,
concern interpretations of the most iconic moment of Irish history:
the Easter Rising. The first of these is based on published
statements of participants in the event and the second on the lived
experiences of those in the contemporary Republic whose founding
ideals have not been realized . The last two plays, of 2015 and
2016, widen the view to the history of the Irish in the diaspora:
one retelling the history of emigration to England based on
published research material; and the other tracing Roger Casement's
experiences in the Amazon and his subsequent participation in the
Easter Rising using extracts from his diaries and other writings.
The plays included and discussed are: No Escape by Mary Raftery
Guaranteed by Colin Murphy Of This Brave Time by Jimmy Murphy
History by Grace Dyas My English Tongue, My Irish Heart by Martin
Lynch The Two Deaths of Roger Casement by Domingos Nunez
Contemporary Irish Documentary Theatre is the first anthology of
Irish documentary drama. It features five challenging plays by
Irish writers, and one by an international author, interrogating
and commenting on crucial events of Irish history and of the
diaspora, with introductory essays by established academics.
Together these plays represent the most innovative development in
contemporary Irish theatre and illuminate the social and political
realities of contemporary Ireland. The first two plays, of 2010 and
2013, deal with scandals of clerical and institutional abuse, and
use as source material the Ryan Report of 2009, and the documents
from the 2008 Irish Bank Guarantee. The next two, of 2014 and 2013,
concern interpretations of the most iconic moment of Irish history:
the Easter Rising. The first of these is based on published
statements of participants in the event and the second on the lived
experiences of those in the contemporary Republic whose founding
ideals have not been realized . The last two plays, of 2015 and
2016, widen the view to the history of the Irish in the diaspora:
one retelling the history of emigration to England based on
published research material; and the other tracing Roger Casement's
experiences in the Amazon and his subsequent participation in the
Easter Rising using extracts from his diaries and other writings.
The plays included and discussed are: No Escape by Mary Raftery
Guaranteed by Colin Murphy Of This Brave Time by Jimmy Murphy
History by Grace Dyas My English Tongue, My Irish Heart by Martin
Lynch The Two Deaths of Roger Casement by Domingos Nunez
In the mid-1970s a group of young men left their homes in the West
of Ireland, took the boat out of Dublin Bay and sailed across the
sea to England in the hope of making their fortunes and returning
home. Twenty-five years later only one, Jackie Flavin, makes it
home, but does so in a coffin. The Kings of the Kilburn High Road
takes place on the day that the winners and losers of the group
meet up to drink to Jackie Flavin's memory and looks at their
lives, lost dreams and their place in the new Ireland. Brothers of
the Brush is a 'subtle unsentimental lament for the working class'
(Irish Times) in which house painters, patching over the cracks of
an old house, misuse each other for their own advantage. In a world
blighted by economic recession, with workers losing faith in old
ideologies, this play demonstrates just how fragile allegiances are
when personal interests are at stake. (Winner of the Dublin
Festival Best New Play Award)
New recruit Yossi, has just graduated form the Mossad training
academy in Tel Aviv, the Midrasha, and is sent to Dublin on his
first mission. In Dublin he is teamed up with veteran agent, and
soon to be retired field agent, Jacob, who is on his last mission.
As the minutes tick away and the target nears, Yossi discovers that
a conscience is a luxury he can no longer afford.2 men
The Hen Night Epiphany is a story of women and the secrets that
they keep. Should some secrets should never be kept no matter what
the cost? Five women come together to help clear out a run down
cottage a week before the wedding of its new owner, Una. A secret
that if revealed it will destroy all hopes of her dream wedding and
living happily ever after in the cottage with the love of her life.
But as the play unfolds, Una isn't the only one with a secret, as
one by one the women are forced to confront awkward truths of their
own until Una herself is finally left battling to hide hers and the
hopes of her wedding alive. The Hen Night Epiphany promises to be
an emotional evening of laughter and tears with a hen night you
will never forget.
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