Browsing School of Creative Arts by Subject "Ireland"
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"Impossible Speech" - Monologue Drama in Ireland from 1964 - 2016: Form and Per(form)ativity
(Trinity College Dublin. School of Creative Arts. Discipline of Drama, 2018)The aim of this thesis is to critique a body of monologue drama by Irish playwrights during the period 1964 to 2016. Building on the recent work of Irish and international scholars on monologue drama and performance, it ... -
An Intercultural Theory of the Comic Spirit: Insider/Outsider Dynamics and Representation in Theatre and Performance
(Trinity College Dublin. School of Creative Arts. Discipline of Drama, 2022)This dissertation commences with an enquiry into the origins of comedy in Greek fertility rituals and nature, drawing upon theories of play, ritual, and community to explicate case studies that have been decidedly sourced ...