Category: Announcements

We are pleased to announce the outcome of our recent Executive Committee Elections. We extend a warm welcome to our newly elected committee.

The Irish Society for Theatre Research is hugely saddened today to learn of the loss of Brian Friel, the inspirational and much loved playwright whose work has had a deep and long lasting impact on Irish theatre. adfad Our thoughts and wishes are with his family at this very sad …

ISTR runs an annual essay competition for New Scholars. There is no set theme for this competition; rather, candidates are encouraged to submit work drawing on their current research. New research, or essays developed from papers presented at the preceding conference are welcome. The New Scholars’ Prize is awarded to …

Some food for thought in advance of Saturday’s Comedy Working Group at ISTR 2015 Annual Conference: Can you think of a text or ‘performance’ that you would point to as a prime example of definitive cultural humour on any scale (from the national to the local)? Can you remember …

In order to facilitate interaction among members or anyone interested in Comedy & Performance, Dr Eric Weitz has created a Facebook Group. Please, feel free to join the conversation. The ISTR Working Group on Comedy is for anyone interested in the fact that people laugh and (perhaps more …

Christopher Collins Lisa Fitzpatrick Aoife McGrath Miriam Haughton Monica Insinga Melissa Sihra Ian Walsh Aoife McGrath Ondrej Pilny Siobhan O’Gorman