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Tearing the Loom
Gary Mitchell
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Description for Tearing the Loom
Paperback. Two plays by a new, major award-winning Irish playwright. Num Pages: 128 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: DD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 131 x 10. Weight in Grams: 154.
Two plays from playwright Gary Mitchell, known for his powerful explorations of the conflicts troubling Northern Ireland.
Tearing the Loom is a searing portrait of a community divided against itself, set in a weaver's cottage in County Armagh at the time of the 1798 Rebellion. It was first performed at the Lyric Theatre, Belfast, in 1998.
In a Little World of Our Own is a powerful illustration of how the conflict in Northern Ireland affects whole families, and of how the violence of the streets is brought into the heart of the home. It was first performed at ... Read more
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Publisher
Nick Hern Books
Number of pages
128
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1998
Condition
New
Number of Pages
128
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781854594037
SKU
V9781854594037
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About Gary Mitchell
Gary Mitchell is a British playwright based in Northern Ireland. His plays, many of them political thrillers about contemporary life in Belfast, have been widely performed, and he has been called 'Northern Ireland's greatest playwright' (Guardian). His stage plays include In a Little World of Our Own (Abbey Theatre, Dublin, 1997), As the Beast Sleeps (Abbey Theatre, 1998), ... Read more
Reviews for Tearing the Loom
'Utterly compelling piece of theatre'
Irish Times on In a Little World of Our Own
'That rarest of experiences: a viscerally and emotionally charged juggernaut which slams into the body leaving the head and heart reeling in its wake'
Tribune on In a Little World of Our Own
Irish Times on In a Little World of Our Own
'That rarest of experiences: a viscerally and emotionally charged juggernaut which slams into the body leaving the head and heart reeling in its wake'
Tribune on In a Little World of Our Own