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The Big Yum Yum by Patrick McCabe

The Big Yum Yum by Patrick McCabe | The Irish Literary Times | Scoop.it
“Put any two people in a room and they have a story to tell,” said writer Patrick McCabe in an interview given in advance of his most recent play, produced by Corcadorca theatre company and staged in the small, intimate space of the Half Moon Theatre in Cork. If this play is about anything, it is about the bounce and interplay, the shifts in pain and love and hate within the dynamics of personal relationships, particularly those of an intimate kind. Although audiences are likely more used to engaging with McCabe in cinema or in print, he has, in the past few years, moved towards theatre, and this stark, uncomplicated narrative has an understanding of the medium at its heart: it is the recognition and communion between audience and character that holds the energy of the piece over the hour and a half of its telling.
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Playwrights in Profile Tom MacIntyre - RTÉ Drama on One

Playwrights in Profile Tom MacIntyre  - RTÉ Drama on One | The Irish Literary Times | Scoop.it
Playwrights in Profile Tom MacIntyre
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Behind the curtain: the dark arts of dramaturgy

Behind the curtain: the dark arts of dramaturgy | The Irish Literary Times | Scoop.it
Help the writer deliver the best play possible. Get the basics right early. Do very little for a successful show, then claim the credit. Welcome to the tricks of the dramaturg’s trade
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Irish Theatre Magazine | Reviews | Current | What Happened Bridgie Cleary by Tom MacIntyre

Irish Theatre Magazine | Reviews | Current | What Happened Bridgie Cleary by Tom MacIntyre | The Irish Literary Times | Scoop.it
Read Irish Theatre Magazine for in-depth reviews of all Irish professional theatre productions.
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Irish Theatre Magazine | Reviews | Current | Pits and Perverts

Irish Theatre Magazine | Reviews | Current | Pits and Perverts | The Irish Literary Times | Scoop.it
Kerrigan's play successfully demonstrates how the little people of history can and do make a difference, even when momentous happenings are unravelling around them. At its heart is Sean's basic generosity of spirit, clearly evident in Conor Maguire's carefully considered performance. Maguire also effectively suggests Sean's underlying complexity: he is haunted by the memory of a friend shot dead on Bloody Sunday, and restless in his relationship with the long-suffering Gene, who palpably adores him.
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