The Theatre and Films of Conor McPhersonAuthor :
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Published : Thursday 21 February 2019
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The spellbinding premiere of The Weir at the Royal Court in 1997 wasthe first of many works to bring Conor McPherson to the attention ofthe theatre-going public. Acclaimed plays followed, including Shining City,The Seafarer, The Night Alive and Girl from the North Country, garneringinternational acclaim and being regularly produced around the globe. McPherson has also had significant successes as a theatre director, filmdirector and screenwriter, most notably, with his award-winning screenplayfor I Went Down. This companion offers a detailed and engaging critical analysis of theplays and films of Conor McPherson. It considers issues of gender and classdisparity, violence and wealth in the cultural and political contexts in whichthe work is written and performed, as well as the inclusion of song, sound,the supernatural, religious and pagan festive sensibilities through whichinitial genre perceptions are nudged elsewhere, towards the unconscious andineffable. Supplemented by a number of contributed critical and performanceperspectives, including an interview with Conor McPherson, this is a bookto be read by theatre audiences, performance-makers and students who wishto explore, contextualize and situate McPhersons provocative, exquisite andgeneration-defining writings and performances.
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