Brian Friel [electronic resource] : Theatre and Politics /
Roche, A.author.
Friel is recognised as Ireland's leading playwright and due to the ability of plays like Translations and Dancing at Lughnasa to translate into other cultures he has made a major impact on world theatre. This study draws on the Friel Archive to deepen our understanding of how his plays were developed.
Description based upon print version of record.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Machine generated contents note: -- Introduction -- Escaping Containment: the Early Plays -- Friel and the Director: Tyrone Guthrie and Hilton Edwards -- The Operation of Fantasy -- Changing the Direction of Theatre: Friel, John Osborne and David Storey -- The Politics of Space: Reconfiguring Relationships -- Translations: An Enquiry into the Disappearance of Lt. Yolland -- History and Memory -- Negotiating the Present -- Bibliography -- Index.
Friel is recognised as Ireland's leading playwright and due to the ability of plays like Translations and Dancing at Lughnasa to translate into other cultures he has made a major impact on world theatre. This study draws on the Friel Archive to deepen our understanding of how his plays were developed.
Friel, Brian
Friel, Brian
Theater—History.
Communication.
British literature.
Literature, Modern—20th century.
Theater.
Performing arts.
Theatre History.
Media Studies.
British and Irish Literature.
Twentieth-Century Literature.
Theatre and Performance Studies.
Performing Arts.