This comprehensive handbook assembles a comprehensive body of essays on the key elements of Irish Theatre and Performance from the past 50 years. In an attempt to examine key moments, movements, works, artists, companies, and spaces, essays in the text approach this important area of study from a range of thematic angles to create an analytical resource that seeks critical insight and steps beyond encyclopaedic listing. This important and timely scholarly resource offers a unique insight for upper-level students and scholars of theatre and performance, and helps evaluate the tremendous impact of Irish drama on the contemporary theatre scene.weiterlesen