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Theatre and globalization, Irish drama in the Celtic Tiger era, Patrick Lonergan

eng

Includes bibliographical references (pages 224-241) and index

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non fiction

Theatre and globalization

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Patrick Lonergan

"Globalization is transforming theatre everywhere. As writers seek to exploit new opportunities to produce their work internationally, audiences are seeing the world - and the stage - differently. And, as national borders have become more fluid, the barriers between economics and culture are also becoming weaker. In this groundbreaking study, Patrick Lonergan explores these developments, placing them in the context of the transformation of Ireland - the 'most globalized country in the world' - since the early 1990s. Drawing on archival material that has never before been published, this study sheds new light on the culture of Celtic Tiger Ireland. In doing so, it shows how globalization poses difficult questions for authors and audiences - and reveals how we can begin to come to terms with these new developments."--Jacket

Irish drama in the Celtic Tiger era

pt. I. Globalization and Theatre: Definitions and Contexts -- 1. Globalization and Irish Theatre -- 2. Globalizing Irish Theatre: Brian Friel's Dancing at Lughnasa, 1990/1999 -- pt. II. Globalization and National Theatres -- 3. Globalizing National Theatre: Sean O'Casey's The Plough and the Stars, 1926/1991/2002 -- 4. Globalizing the Brand: Dion Boucicault's The Shaughraun, 1874/2004 -- pt. III. Globalization and Cultural Exchanges -- 5. Globalizing Authorship: Martin McDonagh, 1996/2003 -- 6. Globalization and Cultural Exchange: Angels in America in Dublin -- pt. IV. Imagining Globalization -- 7. Globalizing Gender and Dramatic Form -- 8. Branding Identity: Irish Theatre in 2005 -- Conclusion: Our Global Theatre

Theater and globalization