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at the expense of longer and more serious work. New theatre companies emerged to redress this, and An Phéacóg Nua (The New
Peacock Theatre), a small theatre specialising in Irish-language drama, was created as an extension of the Abbey. The task of presenting innovative theatre in Irish was taken up
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Aisling Ghéar, with an interest in experimentation. Dublin, traditionally a theatrical centre, still lacks a permanent theatre devoted solely to Irish-language productions, though the Peacock Theatre continues to present plays in Irish. In the words of Irish theatre historian Philip O’Leary,
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theatre of Japan, a tendency to mythologise quotidian situations, and a particularly strong focus on writings in dialects of
Hiberno-English, the Abbey was to create a style that held a strong fascination for future Irish dramatists. Indeed, it could almost be said that the Abbey created the basic
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British theatre. His plays are noted for the lightness of their wit, but he also contrived to address some serious issues around sexual and class roles and identity, as he wrote himself 'treating the serious things lightly and the light things seriously'. Events in Wilde's personal life were to
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in London and appears to have been selected because it was a story of a divided kingdom descending into anarchy that was applicable to the situation in
Ireland at the time of the performance. Mountjoy started a fashion, and private performances became quite commonplace in great houses all over
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Ireland across the 20th century. Beckett's example has been almost entirely ignored, although his plays are regularly performed on the Irish stage. Behan, in his use of song and direct address to the audience, was influenced by
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societies and the few available theatres. They were handicapped by the lack of a longstanding dramatic tradition such as existed in
English, and it has been argued that, with outstanding exceptions, there was little influence at the time from the European classics.
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and grew up in extremely rural surroundings. He entered
Trinity College in 1745 and graduated in 1749. He returned to the family home, and in 1751, began to travel, finally settling in London in 1756, where he published poetry, prose and two plays,
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Sheridan (1751–1816) was born in Dublin into a family with a strong literary and theatrical tradition. His mother was a writer and his father was manager of Smock Alley Theatre. The family moved to England in the 1750s, and Sheridan attended
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in 1795, and used as such until 1830. Despite alterations to the interior, structurally the building remains exactly as it was designed and first constructed, and it is thus considered the oldest purpose-built theatre building in Ireland.
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of Old English and Irish that formed in that city. Kilkenny had a tradition of dramatic performance going back to 1366, and the Dublin company, much attenuated, set up in their new home. At least one new play was published in Kilkenny;
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1841. This was a great success and he seemed set to become the major writer of comedies of his day. However, his next few plays were not as successful and Boucicault found himself in debt. He recovered some of his reputation with
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Irish-language theatre still depends upon a mixture of amateur and professional talent. Current companies include AisteoirĂ Bulfin, FĂbĂn (with an emphasis on physicality and the visual, including masks and puppetry) and the
1040:(1884). These later plays helped perpetuate the stereotype of the drunken, hotheaded, garrulous Irishman that had been common on the British stage since the time of Shakespeare. Other Irish dramatists of the period include
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Although there would appear to have been performances of plays on religious themes in Ireland from as early as the 14th century, the first well-documented instance of a theatrical production in Ireland is a 1601 staging of
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begins in the Middle Ages and was for a long time confined to the courts of the Gaelic and "Old English" – descendants of 12th-century Norman invaders – inhabitants of Ireland. The first theatre building in Ireland was the
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theatre founded in 1928, was explicitly devoted to Irish-language productions. Prominent among those involved were the writer and actor Micheál MacLiammóir and his companion Hilton Edwards, who were also involved with the
966:(1820–1890). Boucicault was born in Dublin but went to England to complete his education. At school, he began writing dramatic sketches and soon took up acting under the stage name of Lee Morton. His first play was
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overtake his literary success and he died in Paris in 1900. He remains one of the great figures in the history of Irish theatre and his plays are frequently performed all over the English-speaking world.
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During a short but glittering literary career, Wilde wrote poetry, short stories, criticism and a novel, but his plays probably represent his most enduring legacy. Wilde's first stage success came with
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by An Damer, a theatre in the heart of Dublin. It continued the tradition of staging both original work and translations. There were professional directors working there, and the playwrights included
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1130:(1856–1950) was a very different kind of writer. Born in Dublin, Shaw moved to London in 1876 intending to become a novelist. Here he became active in socialist politics and became a member of the
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opened during the 19th century. However, the one constant for the next 200 years was that the main action in the history of Irish theatre happened outside Ireland itself, mainly in London.
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was converted, in 2012, from an early 19th century church building which incorporated fabric from the 18th century theatre which preceded it, and is built on the foundations of the first
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dates to 1876, but retains some structural material from the 1785 theatre building which preceded it, and is considered Ireland's oldest continually operating theatre. The
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who achieved distinction elesewhere. It lost its state subsidy in 1981 and closed, and the new theatre companies that arose to replace it lacked a permanent home.
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from 1662. It is thus often referred to as Ireland's "oldest new theatre" or "newest old theatre". The Lord Amiens Theatre was built as a private theatre wing of
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theatre. Beckett was awarded for the Nobel Prize in 1969.
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1665:(Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 2002).
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1703:. GaietyTheatre.ie. Archived from
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3733:Set dancing
3533:LGBT rights
3439:LGBT rights
3369:Nationalism
2935:Black Death
2686:Isle of Man
2621:recognition
2595:Switzerland
2530:Netherlands
2101:Smock Alley
2096:Siamsa TĂre
2071:The Olympia
2031:Hawk's Well
1981:Aula Maxima
1530:Taibhdhearc
1460:Billy Roche
1452:Marina Carr
1440:Garry Hynes
1436:Stephen Rea
1432:Brian Friel
1424:Joe O Byrne
1384:found texts
1324:The Hostage
1304:verse plays
1217:W. B. Yeats
1197:W. B. Yeats
1065:Oscar Wilde
1034:(1875) and
852:John Dryden
804:John Ogilby
792:confederacy
768:Restoration
399:Irish dance
314:The Twelfth
279:Spiced beef
99:Oscar Wilde
64:introducing
4329:Categories
4157:Cláirseach
4060:Travellers
3918:Rock music
3901:Folk music
3836:Literature
3638:Soda bread
3521:Government
3448:parliament
3445:Oireachtas
3422:Government
3362:Ideologies
2993:Penal Laws
2884:since 1922
2798:Prehistory
2565:San Marino
2525:Montenegro
2505:Luxembourg
2485:Kazakhstan
2388:Azerbaijan
2026:The Gaiety
1971:An Grianán
1670:References
1420:Enda Walsh
1404:Red Kettle
1347:Tom Murphy
1237:Ezra Pound
1156:Pygmalion
1152:Pygmalion
1148:Saint Joan
1042:John Banim
936:The Critic
924:The Rivals
790:to join a
681:dramatists
572:Irish harp
436:Television
362:Literature
254:Irish stew
47:references
4288:Squatting
4004:Fomorians
3933:Mythology
3803:Languages
3788:Halloween
3764:Bealtaine
3747:Festivals
3738:Stepdance
3643:Spice Bag
3628:Irish fry
3618:Colcannon
3593:Barmbrack
3516:Education
3474:President
3412:Education
3328:Transport
3303:Provinces
3225:Mountains
3200:Coastline
3172:Geography
3063:Civil War
3018:Tithe War
2676:Gibraltar
2500:Lithuania
2036:The Helix
1961:The Abbey
1630:R. Pine:
1621:R. Pine:
1612:R. Pine:
1502:pantomime
1468:Pat Ahern
1416:Field Day
1380:modernist
1289:absurdist
1170:in 1925.
1016:copyright
908:1768 and
901:Roscommon
836:Yorkshire
784:Royalists
782:, Dublin
663:in 1662.
513:Monuments
309:Bealtaine
292:Festivals
274:Spice bag
234:Colcannon
204:Barmbrack
182:Mythology
153:Languages
72:June 2012
4246:Monastic
4211:Calendar
4195:Shamrock
4190:Red Hand
4128:Rounders
3793:Wren Day
3727:Sean-nĂłs
3679:Guinness
3623:Drisheen
3499:Assembly
3481:Taxation
3384:Unionism
3351:Politics
3284:Counties
3028:Land War
2920:Clontarf
2916:Glenmama
2790:Timeline
2696:Svalbard
2681:Guernsey
2628:Abkhazia
2580:Slovenia
2575:Slovakia
2550:Portugal
2408:Bulgaria
2227:SFX Hall
2021:The Gate
1555:See also
1320:An Giall
1095:(1893),
1061:wittiest
1020:Congress
990:(1857),
972:Brighton
788:Kilkenny
732:Gorboduc
577:Red Hand
567:Shamrock
493:Rounders
345:Religion
334:Wren Day
244:Drisheen
239:Crubeens
186:folklore
110:a series
108:Part of
4216:Castles
4143:Symbols
4113:Hurling
4098:Camogie
3997:Firbolg
3983:Immrama
3976:Echtrai
3906:session
3889:Ballads
3866:Theatre
3855:Gaeilge
3849:Fiction
3784:Samhain
3699:Whiskey
3573:Cuisine
3561:Culture
3511:Economy
3407:Economy
3215:Islands
3190:Climate
3183:Natural
2778:History
2738:Ireland
2605:Ukraine
2555:Romania
2515:Moldova
2473:Ireland
2468:Iceland
2463:Hungary
2453:Germany
2448:Georgia
2438:Finland
2433:Estonia
2428:Denmark
2413:Croatia
2398:Belgium
2393:Belarus
2383:Austria
2378:Armenia
2373:Andorra
2368:Albania
2046:The Lir
1938:Ireland
1548:Belfast
1388:collage
1284:Endgame
1077:Ravenna
1012:slavery
808:masques
534:Symbols
483:Camogie
478:Hurling
329:Samhain
196:Cuisine
136:History
60:improve
4221:Cinema
4020:People
3969:Aos SĂ
3956:Ulster
3951:Fenian
3941:Cycles
3871:Triads
3861:Poetry
3844:Annals
3821:Shelta
3774:LĂşnasa
3754:Imbolc
3689:PoitĂn
3669:Coffee
3662:Drinks
3613:Coddle
3279:Cities
3230:Rivers
3220:Loughs
2905:Events
2763:topics
2755:topics
2741:topics
2691:Jersey
2633:Kosovo
2600:Turkey
2590:Sweden
2570:Serbia
2560:Russia
2545:Poland
2540:Norway
2520:Monaco
2490:Latvia
2458:Greece
2443:France
2418:Cyprus
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368:Comics
319:LĂşnasa
269:Jambon
229:Coddle
143:People
112:on the
49:, but
4251:Names
4204:Other
4168:Flags
4080:Sport
4033:Gaels
3961:Kings
3895:CĂ©ilĂ
3881:Music
3816:Irish
3713:Dance
3674:Cream
3608:Champ
3603:Boxty
3526:local
3427:local
3313:Towns
3298:Ports
3255:Human
3210:Fauna
2666:Ă…land
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161:Irish
4070:Yola
3684:Mist
3648:Stew
3581:Food
3235:list
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