The Theatre and Films of Martin McDonagh (Critical Companions)

Martin McDonagh is one of the world's most popular dramatists. This is a highly readable and illuminating analysis of his career to date that will appeal to the legions of fans of his stage plays and the films Six Shooter and In Bruges. As a resource for students and practitioners it is unrivalled, providing an authoritative and enquiring approach to his work that moves beyond the tired discussions of national identity to offer a comprehensive critical exploration. Patrick Lonergan provides a detailed analysis of each of his plays and films, their original staging, critical reception, and the connections within and between the Leenane Trilogy, the Aran Islands plays and more recent work. It includes an interview with Garry Hynes, artistic director of Druid Theatre Company, and offers four critical essays on key features of McDonagh's work by leading international scholars: Joan Dean, Eamonn Jordan, Jose Lanters and Karen O'Brien. A series of further resources including a chronology, glossary, notes on McDonagh's use of language and a list of further reading makes this the perfect companion to one of the most exciting dramatists writing today. This Title Provides A Definitive Account Of The Career To Date Of Martin Mcdonagh. It Combines An Analysis Of All Of His Work With Interviews, Critical Essays And Material Relating To The Original Productions, Making It Essential For Practitioners, Students And General Readers. Introduction. Martin Mcdonagh : Facts And Fiction -- The Leenane Trilogy. Leenane : Murder Capital Of Europe ; Homecomings : The Beauty Queen Of Leenane ; All The Dead Voices : A Skull In Connemara ; A Sainted Glory : The Lonesome West ; Staging The Leenane Triology -- The Aran Island Plays. A Life That Never Found Expression : Imagining The Aran Islands ; Ireland Mustn't Be Such A Bad Place : The Cripple Of Inishmaan ; A Political What-do-ya-call-it : The Lieutenant Of Inishmore ; The Aran Islands Plays In Production -- World Plays. Martin Mcdonagh: A World Dramatist? ; There Were Once Upon A Time Two Brothers : The Pillowman ; Not So Much A Vision As ... Some Other Kinda Thing : A Behanding In Spokane ; The Plays In Production -- The Films. Martin Mcdonagh As Filmmaker ; Today Was The Last Straw : Six Shooter ; A Matter Of Honour : In Bruges ; Performance And Critical Perspectives. Monstrous Children: Garry Hynes In Conversation ; Like Tottenham : Martin Mcdonagh's Postmodern Morality Tales / José Lanters ; A Symbiotic Relationship : The Works Of Martin Mcdonagh And Ecocriticism / Karen O'brien ; Mcdonagh And Postcolonial Theory : Practices, Perpetuations, Divisions, And Legacies / Eamonn Jordan ; Mcdonagh's Gender Troubles / Joan Fitzpatrick Dean -- Conclusion. A Fashionably Downbeat Ending. Patrick Lonergan. Includes Bibliographical References (p. 263-271) And Index. "Martin McDonagh is one of the world's most popular dramatists. This is a highly readable and illuminating account of his career to date that will appeal to the legions of fans of his work for the stage and of his films Six Shooter and In Bruges. As a resource for students and practitioners it is unrivalled, providing an authoritative and enquiring approach to his work that moves beyond the tired discussions of national identity to offer a comprehensive critical exploration. Lonergan provides a detailed analysis of each of his plays and films, their original staging, critical reception, and the connections within and between the Leenane Trilogy, the Aran Islands plays and more recent work. It includes interviews with directors, designers and actors associated with his work and material from Druid Theatre Company, the RSC and the National Theatre relating to the original productions. It offers four critical essays on key features of McDonagh's work by leading international scholars and a series of further resources including a chronology, glossary, notes on McDonagh's use of language and a list of further reading."--Provided by publisher This title provides a definitive account of the career to date of Martin McDonagh. It combines an analysis of all of his work with interviews, criticial essays and material relating to the original productions, making it essential for practitioners, students and general readers.