Printed programme from a new musical by Arthur Riordan and Bell Helicopter, produced by Rough Magic and the Dublin Theatre Festival in a world premiere staged at the O'Reilly Hall, Dublin. Directed by Lynn Parker. Includes an article entitled 'Strange Meeting' by Prof. Iggy McGovern and also an article by Arthur Riordan entitled 'The Laws of Improbability' on wordplay, code-breaking and the making of a musical.
Printed programme from Gate Theatre and Royal Court Theatre production of "Shining City", written and directed by Conor McPherson. Includes article on the redevelopment of the Gate Theatre, an article written by Micheál Mac Liammóir entitled 'A Ghost Story', a chronology of work by McPherson and biographies of cast and creative team members.
Printed book entitled "Abbey One Hundred" published by the Abbey Theatre to mark its centenary of 1904 - 2004, providing a detailed account of all upcoming productions and related events at the Abbey Theatre throughout the year.
Printed programme from "Festen" produced by Polish company TR Warszawa at the Abbey Theatre under the heading of 'Ireland and Europe'. Includes note from Pat Cox, MEP on "Ireland's Uniquely European Year"; article entitled "Rapprochement: European drama at the Abbey" by P.J. Matthews, a note from the Ambassador of the Republic of Poland to Ireland, article entitled 'Redefining the Home Movie" by Michael Dwyer, article entitled "Staging the Unspoken" by Colm O'Gorman, Director of One in Four. Also includes biographies of cast members.
Printed programme from "Dance in Time" at the Abbey Theatre, by Pal Bekes and directed by Laszlo Marton and part of 'The Abbey and Europe' series as part of the Abbey One Hundred series at the Abbey. Includes an article by Pat Cox, MEP, on "Ireland's Uniquely European Year"; article entitled "Rapprochement: European drama at the Abbey" by P.J. Matthews, a chronology and brief history of 20th Century Hungary, a note from Laszlo Marton, the director. Also includes biographies of cast members.
Printed programme from "the Cherry Orchard" by Anton Chekhov in a version by Tom Murphy, staged at the Abbey Theatre as part of the Abbey and Europe series. Includes article by Pat Cox, MEP, on "Ireland's Uniquely European Year"; article entitled "Rapprochement: European drama at the Abbey" by P.J. Matthews, article entitled 'The Cherry Orchard: A Hundred Years of Misunderstanding' by Donald Rayfield; article entitled 'Beyond the Literal' by Paul Lefebvre, a note from Tom Murphy and also biographies of cast members.
Printed programme from "The Burial at Thebes", a version of Sophocles' 'Antigone', translated by Seamus Heaney, directed by Lorraine Pintal and staged at the Abbey Theatre. Includes an article by Pat Cox, MEP, on "Ireland's Uniquely European Year"; article entitled "Rapprochement: European drama at the Abbey" by P.J. Matthews, a note from Seamus Heaney, a listing of Greek tragedy at the Abbey, article entitled 'Beyond the Literal' by Paul Lefebvre and also includes images and biographies of cast members.
Printed programme from "The Playboy of the Western World" by J.M. Synge and directed by Ben Barnes and staged at the Abbey Theatre. Includes an article 'The Playboy and the Nineteenth Century' by W.J. McCormack, article 'The play that raised a row' by Nicholas Greene, extracts from 'Synge and the Ireland of his time' by W.B. Yeats, an article describing being on tour with the Abbey Theatre by John Olohan, cast member and actor, a glossary of language used in the Playboy and also images and biographies of cast members.
Printed programme from "Boston Marriage" written by David Mamet and produced by B*spoke Theatre Company at the Project Arts Centre Dublin in an Irish premiere. Directed by Loveday Ingram. Includes article 'Mamet and Style' by Colin Stinton, article 'Being Bostonian' by Emma Donoghue and also images and biographies of cast members.