The Theatre of Martin McDonagh

With such plays as The Beauty Queen (1996), The cripple of Irishman (1997), The Lonesome West (1997), A skull in Connemara (1997), The Lieutenant of Irishmore (2001), and The Pillowman (2003) Martin McDonagh has made a huge reputation for himself internationally, winning multiple awards for his work and enjoying universal critical acclaim. Most recently, he won an Oscar for his short film, Six Shooter (2006).

This Collection of essays is a vital and significant response to the many challenges set by McDonagh for those involved in the production and reception of his work.

The volume brings together critics and commentators from around the world, who assess the work from a diverse range of often provocative approaches. What is not surprising is the focus and commitment of the engagement, given this controversial and stimulating nature of the work.

Whether for or against, this is an essential read for all who wish to enter the complex debate about Theatre of Martin McDonagh.

Autorentext

Lilian Chambers has had a lifelong passion for theatre. She was awarded an M.A. in Theatre Studies from NUI Dublin and is a founding director of Carysfort Press. She was also a founding member of the Friends Council of the Dublin Theatre Festival. She co-edited Theatre Talk - Voices of Irish Theatre Practitioners and The Theatre of Conor McPherson 'Right beside the Beyond'.

Inhalt

CONTENTS: Werner Huber: The Early Plays: Martin McDonagh, Shooting Star and Hard Man from South London Rebecca Wilson: Macabre Merriment in McDonagh's Melodrama: The Queen of Leenanae Nicholas Grene: Ireland in two minds: Martin McDonagh and Conor McPherson Paul Murphy: The Stage Irish Are Dead, Long Live the Stage Irish: The Lonesome West and A Skull in Connemara Christopher Murray: The Cripple of Inishmaan Meets Lady Gregory Mária Kurdi: The Helen of Irishmaan Pegging Eggs: Gender, Sexuality and Violence - Mary Luckhurst: Martin McDonagh's Lieutenant of Inishmore Selling (-Out) to the English Catherine Rees: The Politics of Morality: Martin McDonagh's The Lieutenant of Irnishmore Lisa Fitzpatrick: Language Games: The Pillowman, A Skkull in Connemara: Martin McDonagh's Hiberno-English Patrick Burke: Like the Cat-astrophe of Old Comedy: The Animal in The Lieutenant of Inishmore - Ashley Taggart: An Economy Of Pity: McDonagh's Monstrous Regiment - Eamonn Jordan: War on Narrative: Martin McDonagh's The Pillowman Laura Eldred: Martin McDonagh's Blend of Tradition and Horrific innovation - Ondej Pilný: Grostesque Entertainment: The Pillowman as Puppet Theatre John McDonagh: When It's There I am, It's here I wish I was: The Construction of Connemara - Aidan Arrowsmith: Genuinely Inauthentic: McDonagh's Postdiasporic Irishness - Shaun Richards: The Outpouring of a Morbid, Unhealthy Mind: The Critical Condition of Synge and McDonagh - Victor Merriman: Decolonization Postponed: The Theatre of Tiger Trash Sara Keating: Is martin McDonagh an Irish Playwright? Patrick Lonergan: Martin McDonagh, Globalization, and Irish Theater Criticism Péter P. Müller: Domesticating a Theater of Cruelty: The Plays of MacDonagh on the Hungarian stage Frank Molloy The Beauty Queenof Leenane in Australia Karen Vandevelde: Martin McDonagh's Irishness: Icing on the cake?