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Acting Between the Lines: The Field Day Theatre Company and Irish Cultural Politics, 1980-1984
Marilynn J. Richtarik
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Description for Acting Between the Lines: The Field Day Theatre Company and Irish Cultural Politics, 1980-1984
Paperback. A study of the early years of the Field Day Theatre Company, which has been a vital presence on the Irish cultural and intellectual scene since its inception in 1980. Drawing on reviews, pre-production publicity and personal interviews, it discusses Field Day's evolving aims and achievements. Num Pages: 356 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBKN; 1DBR; 3JJPN; AN; DSBH; DSG; JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 28. Weight in Grams: 526.
The Field Day Theatre Company has been a vital presence on the cultural and intellectual scene since its inception in 1980. This venture represented an attempt by a group of distinguished Irish artists to contribute to a resolution of Northern Ireland's political crisis. Founded by playwright Brian Friel and actor Stephen Rea, Field Day's board of directors has included writers Seamus Heaney, Seamus Deane, Tom Paulin and Thomas Kilroy, and documentary filmmaker David Hammond. Among Field Day's premieres are such modern Irish classics as Friel's ""Translations"" (1980), Kilroy's ""Double Cross"" (1986) and Stewart Parker's ""Pentecost"" (1987). In addition to producing ... Read more
The Field Day Theatre Company has been a vital presence on the cultural and intellectual scene since its inception in 1980. This venture represented an attempt by a group of distinguished Irish artists to contribute to a resolution of Northern Ireland's political crisis. Founded by playwright Brian Friel and actor Stephen Rea, Field Day's board of directors has included writers Seamus Heaney, Seamus Deane, Tom Paulin and Thomas Kilroy, and documentary filmmaker David Hammond. Among Field Day's premieres are such modern Irish classics as Friel's ""Translations"" (1980), Kilroy's ""Double Cross"" (1986) and Stewart Parker's ""Pentecost"" (1987). In addition to producing ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
The Catholic University of America Press
Condition
New
Number of Pages
356
Place of Publication
Washington, United States
ISBN
9780813210759
SKU
V9780813210759
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About Marilynn J. Richtarik
Marilynn J. Richtarik is associate professor of English at Georgia State University. She has prepared a new foreword for this edition.
Reviews for Acting Between the Lines: The Field Day Theatre Company and Irish Cultural Politics, 1980-1984
The strengths of Richtarik's study lie in its undoubted enthusiasm for, and belief in, the potential of theatre; in its meticulously researched detail; and in its concentration on the contradictions within Field Day. - Irish Review