DomainMonograph or Collective Volume
TitleTheatres of the troubles : Theatre, resistance and liberation in Ireland
AuthorMcDonnell, Bill
Publication Date2008
PublisherExeter University Press
Place Of PublicationExeter
Number Of Pages271 p.
Era Covered1960 — 2000
LanguageEnglish
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NotesContents: Acknowledgements; Chronology of Key Events; Glossary of Terms; 1. Introduction; 2. The Historical Context; 3. 'Gentle Fury': Father Des and the People's Theatre; 4. 'At the Heart of the Struggle': the plays of Belfast Community Theatre; 5. 'From Pedagogy of the Oppressed to Theatre of the Oppressed': the H Block Theatres; 6. Derry Frontline: a template for liberation; 7. Staging the Peace (1) Dubbeljoint at Amharclann na Carraige; 8. Staging the Peace (2) the plays of Laurence McKeown and Brian Campbell; 9. 'Not a Profession but a Movement': politics, theatre and Republicanism; 10. 'Only Catholics Combine': Loyalism and theatre; 11. Last Words; Bibliography.
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