Tag: Conor McPherson

Justice in the Plays and Films of Martin McDonagh by Eamonn Jordan

    This book interrogates the various manifestations of rival systems of justice in the plays and films of Martin McDonagh, in analysis informed by the critical writings of Michael J. Sandel, Steven Pinker, Julia Kristeva, and in particular Amartya Sen on violence, justice, equality and the law. …

The Palgrave Handbook of Contemporary Irish Theatre and Performance

Editors: Jordan, Eamonn, Weitz, Eric This Handbook offers a multiform sweep of theoretical, historical, practical and personal glimpses into a landscape roughly characterised as contemporary Irish theatre and performance. Bringing together a spectrum of voices and sensibilities in each of its four sections — Histories, Close-ups, Interfaces, and …

The Theatre and Films of Conor McPherson – Conspicuous Communities

by: Eamonn Jordan | Series Editor(s): Kevin J. Wetmore, Jr., Patrick Lonergan The spellbinding premiere of The Weir at the Royal Court in 1997 was the first of many works to bring Conor McPherson to the attention of the theatre-going public. Acclaimed plays followed, including Shining City, The Seafarer, The …