Theatre and Politics in Post-Conflict Northern Ireland

Applied Theatre, Social Change, and Political Advocacy

by Donall Mac Cathmhaoill

Book cover: Theatre and Politics in Post-Conflict Northern Ireland

Extent: 214 pages

Publisher: University of Exeter Press

Subjects: Music & Performing Arts

Language: English

Paperback (Published)

(April 2025)

ISBN: 9781804132005

6.084 x 9.126 inches

Price: $45.00

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Hardback (Published)

(April 2025)

ISBN: 9781804131138

6.1 x 9.17 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) Donall Mac Cathmhaoill