The Theatre of Marina Carr

This is the first collection of articles to be published on the theatre of Marina Carr, a major contemporary Irish playwright whose work is highly acclaimed in Ireland and internationally for its poetic energy and its remarkable theatrical imagination.These essays examine Carr’s highly original voice, and place her plays in the context of current theatre in Ireland and abroad.They raise lively debate on contemporary representations of ‘Irishness’ on the stage, on the current state of Irish theatre, on the impact of female authorship on the canon of Irish theatre, and on Carr’s portrayal of characters who are fundamentally at odds with the world around them.This collection includes contributions from playwrights, critics and performers, and is illustrated by photographs of premiere productions of the major plays.