Theatre and Politics in Post-Conflict Northern Ireland
Applied Theatre, Social Change, and Political Advocacy
By (author) Dónall Mac Cathmhaoill
Paperback (Published)
(April 2025)
ISBN: 9781804132005
6.1 x 9.13 inches
Price: $45.00
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Hardback (Published)
(April 2025)
ISBN: 9781804131138
6.14 x 9.21 inches
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This history of recent theatre in northern Ireland examines the major developments in mainstream, applied, and community theatre in relation to the politics of the post-conflict period. From the Good Friday Agreement to the post-Brexit period, it tracks the ways in which theatre has been used to promote political agendas and drive social change.
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Acknowledgements
Abbreviations
Introduction
Prologue
Notes on terminologies
A brief history of northern Irish theatre
A note on sources
Part I: Post-Conflict Theatre – Winning the Peace
1. A society in sea change
2. Theatre of resistance: nationalist and republican communities
3. A movement for unity: theatre for social change
4. ‘Making our voices heard’: advocacy theatre in the PUL community
5. Mediating the legacy: testimonial theatre and the documentary
Part II: New Communities: New Identities
6. The changing faces of northern Ireland: migration and ethnicity
7. Queering northern Irish theatre: performance and LGBTQ+ rights
8. ‘Actors for any play’: the emergence of Irish language theatre
Conclusion
Bibliography
Index
- By (author) Dónall Mac Cathmhaoill
Mac Cathmhaoill brings a salient overview to the existing scholarship regarding Northern Irish theatre that will certainly serve as a touchstone for current and future discourse on the topic.
— Laura Rodríguez-Davis
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