Fintan Walsh: 3 books
That Was Us: Contemporary Irish Theatre and Performance
Contemporary Irish Theatre and Performance
Language: English
Release Date: October 4, 2013
In the wake of Ireland’s recent economic rise, fall, and associated social crises, theatre and performance have played vital roles in reflecting on the past, engaging the present, and imagining possible futures.
That Was Us features a wide, rich range of critical essays and artist reflections...
by Fintan Walsh
Language: English
Release Date: December 18, 2012
Language: English
Release Date: December 18, 2012
Walsh argues that there are many links between theatre and therapy when considering actor training, theatre in therapeutic contexts, and contemporary theatre and performance. He draws on a range of examples that include the drama of Sarah Kane, the method acting of Daniel Day Lewis and performances by Ruby Wax and David Hoyle.
Queer Performance and Contemporary Ireland
Dissent and Disorientation
Language: English
Release Date: April 29, 2016
This book examines the surge of queer performance produced across Ireland since the first stirrings of the Celtic Tiger in the mid-1990s, up to the passing of the Marriage Equality referendum in the Republic in 2015.