Shaun Richards is Emeritus Professor of Irish Studies at Staffordshire University. Publications include Mapping Irish Theatre: Theories of Space and Place (Cambridge University Press, 2013), co-authored with Chris Morash, and Contemporary Irish Documentary Theatre (Bloomsbury, 2020), co-edited with Beatriz Kopschitz Bastos.

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• 1. The Shaughraun (1874) by Dion BoucicaultScott Boltwood2. The Importance of Being Earnest (1893) by Oscar WildeBen Levitas3. The Last Feast of the Fianna (1900) by Alice MilliganCatherine Morris4. Kathleen Ni Houlihan (1902) by Lady Gregory and W. B. Yeats Eglantina Remport5. John Bull’s Other Island (1904) by Bernard ShawDavid Clare6. The Gaol Gate (1906) by Lady GregoryEglantina Remport7. The Playboy of the Western World (1907) by J. M. SyngeHélène Lecossois8. Harvest (1910) by Lennox RobinsonShaun Richards9. At the Hawk’s Well (1916) by W. B. Yeats Michael McAteer10. The Plough and the Stars (1926) by Sean O’CaseyJames Moran11. The Old Lady Says "No!", (1929) by Denis JohnstonRuud van den Beuken12. Youth’s the Season - ? (1931) by Mary ManningRuud van den Beuken13. Katie Roche (1936) by Teresa DeevyChris Morash14. Purgatory (1938) by W. B. YeatsChris Morash15. An Apple a Day (1942) by Elizabeth Connor Ian R. Walsh16. Tolka Row (1951) by Maura LavertyDeirdre McFeely17. Home is the Hero (1952) by Walter MackenIan R. Walsh18. The Wood of the Whispering (1953) by M. J. MolloyLisa Coen19. Waiting for Godot (1953) by Samuel BeckettJames Little20. The Hostage (1958) by Brendan BehanMichael Pierse21. Over the Bridge (1960) by Sam ThompsonMichael Parker22. Stephen D (1962) by Hugh LeonardChristopher Murray23. The Field (1965) by John B. KeaneLisa Coen24. Famine (1968) by Tom MurphyHiroko Mikami25. Translations (1980) by Brian FrielKelly Matthews26. The Great Hunger (1983) by Tom Mac IntyreMarie Kelly27. Tea in a China Cup (1983) by Christina ReidLisa Fitzpatrick28. Northern Star (1984) by Stewart ParkerMarilynn Richtarik29. Bailegangaire (1985) by Tom Murphy Csilla Bertha30. Observe the Sons of Ulster Marching Towards the Somme (1985) by Frank McGuinessDavid Cregan31. Ourselves Alone (1985) by Anne DevlinLisa Fitzpatrick32. Double Cross (1986) by Tom KilroyJosé Lanters33. A Handful of Stars (1988) by Billy RocheVictor Merriman34. The Lament for Arthur Cleary (1989) by Dermot BolgerVictor Merriman35. Dancing at Lughnasa (1990) by Brian FrielJoan Fitzpatrick Dean36. Digging for Fire (1991) by Declan HughesPatrick Lonergan37. Eclipsed (1992) by Patricia Burke BroganCharlotte Headrick38. The Steward of Christendom (1995) by Sebastian BarryChristina Hunt Mahony39. The Beauty Queen of Leenane (1996) by Martin McDonaghEamonn Jordan40. The Weir (1997) by Conor McPhersonClare Wallace41. By the Bog of Cats (1998) by Marina CarrMelissa Sihra42. The Walworth Farce (2006) by Enda WalshPaige Reynolds43. Terminus (2007) by Mark O’RoweOndřej Pilný44. The Playboy of the Western World (2007) by Bisi Adigun and Roddy Doyle Patrick Lonergan45. I (Heart) Alice (Heart) I (2010) by Amy ConroyJ. Paul Halferty46. No Escape (2010) by Mary RafteryLuke Lamont47. Laundry (2011) by ANU ProductionsMiriam Haughton48. Quietly (2012) by Owen McCaffertyShaun Richards49. Broken Promise Land (2013) by Mirjana RendulicCharlotte McIvor50. Spinning (2014) by Deirdre KinahanMária Kurdi

Shaun Richards is Emeritus Professor of Irish Studies at Staffordshire University. Publications include Mapping Irish Theatre: Theories of Space and Place (Cambridge University Press, 2013), co-authored with Chris Morash, and Contemporary Irish Documentary Theatre (Bloomsbury, 2020), co-edited with Beatriz Kopschitz Bastos.

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• 1. The Shaughraun (1874) by Dion BoucicaultScott Boltwood2. The Importance of Being Earnest (1893) by Oscar WildeBen Levitas3. The Last Feast of the Fianna (1900) by Alice MilliganCatherine Morris4. Kathleen Ni Houlihan (1902) by Lady Gregory and W. B. Yeats Eglantina Remport5. John Bull’s Other Island (1904) by Bernard ShawDavid Clare6. The Gaol Gate (1906) by Lady GregoryEglantina Remport7. The Playboy of the Western World (1907) by J. M. SyngeHélène Lecossois8. Harvest (1910) by Lennox RobinsonShaun Richards9. At the Hawk’s Well (1916) by W. B. Yeats Michael McAteer10. The Plough and the Stars (1926) by Sean O’CaseyJames Moran11. The Old Lady Says "No!", (1929) by Denis JohnstonRuud van den Beuken12. Youth’s the Season - ? (1931) by Mary ManningRuud van den Beuken13. Katie Roche (1936) by Teresa DeevyChris Morash14. Purgatory (1938) by W. B. YeatsChris Morash15. An Apple a Day (1942) by Elizabeth Connor Ian R. Walsh16. Tolka Row (1951) by Maura LavertyDeirdre McFeely17. Home is the Hero (1952) by Walter MackenIan R. Walsh18. The Wood of the Whispering (1953) by M. J. MolloyLisa Coen19. Waiting for Godot (1953) by Samuel BeckettJames Little20. The Hostage (1958) by Brendan BehanMichael Pierse21. Over the Bridge (1960) by Sam ThompsonMichael Parker22. Stephen D (1962) by Hugh LeonardChristopher Murray23. The Field (1965) by John B. KeaneLisa Coen24. Famine (1968) by Tom MurphyHiroko Mikami25. Translations (1980) by Brian FrielKelly Matthews26. The Great Hunger (1983) by Tom Mac IntyreMarie Kelly27. Tea in a China Cup (1983) by Christina ReidLisa Fitzpatrick28. Northern Star (1984) by Stewart ParkerMarilynn Richtarik29. Bailegangaire (1985) by Tom Murphy Csilla Bertha30. Observe the Sons of Ulster Marching Towards the Somme (1985) by Frank McGuinessDavid Cregan31. Ourselves Alone (1985) by Anne DevlinLisa Fitzpatrick32. Double Cross (1986) by Tom KilroyJosé Lanters33. A Handful of Stars (1988) by Billy RocheVictor Merriman34. The Lament for Arthur Cleary (1989) by Dermot BolgerVictor Merriman35. Dancing at Lughnasa (1990) by Brian FrielJoan Fitzpatrick Dean36. Digging for Fire (1991) by Declan HughesPatrick Lonergan37. Eclipsed (1992) by Patricia Burke BroganCharlotte Headrick38. The Steward of Christendom (1995) by Sebastian BarryChristina Hunt Mahony39. The Beauty Queen of Leenane (1996) by Martin McDonaghEamonn Jordan40. The Weir (1997) by Conor McPhersonClare Wallace41. By the Bog of Cats (1998) by Marina CarrMelissa Sihra42. The Walworth Farce (2006) by Enda WalshPaige Reynolds43. Terminus (2007) by Mark O’RoweOndřej Pilný44. The Playboy of the Western World (2007) by Bisi Adigun and Roddy Doyle Patrick Lonergan45. I (Heart) Alice (Heart) I (2010) by Amy ConroyJ. Paul Halferty46. No Escape (2010) by Mary RafteryLuke Lamont47. Laundry (2011) by ANU ProductionsMiriam Haughton48. Quietly (2012) by Owen McCaffertyShaun Richards49. Broken Promise Land (2013) by Mirjana RendulicCharlotte McIvor50. Spinning (2014) by Deirdre KinahanMária Kurdi

Shaun Richards is Emeritus Professor of Irish Studies at Staffordshire University. Publications include Mapping Irish Theatre: Theories of Space and Place (Cambridge University Press, 2013), co-authored with Chris Morash, and Contemporary Irish Documentary Theatre (Bloomsbury, 2020), co-edited with Beatriz Kopschitz Bastos.

Select Guide Rating

• 1. The Shaughraun (1874) by Dion BoucicaultScott Boltwood2. The Importance of Being Earnest (1893) by Oscar WildeBen Levitas3. The Last Feast of the Fianna (1900) by Alice MilliganCatherine Morris4. Kathleen Ni Houlihan (1902) by Lady Gregory and W. B. Yeats Eglantina Remport5. John Bull’s Other Island (1904) by Bernard ShawDavid Clare6. The Gaol Gate (1906) by Lady GregoryEglantina Remport7. The Playboy of the Western World (1907) by J. M. SyngeHélène Lecossois8. Harvest (1910) by Lennox RobinsonShaun Richards9. At the Hawk’s Well (1916) by W. B. Yeats Michael McAteer10. The Plough and the Stars (1926) by Sean O’CaseyJames Moran11. The Old Lady Says "No!", (1929) by Denis JohnstonRuud van den Beuken12. Youth’s the Season - ? (1931) by Mary ManningRuud van den Beuken13. Katie Roche (1936) by Teresa DeevyChris Morash14. Purgatory (1938) by W. B. YeatsChris Morash15. An Apple a Day (1942) by Elizabeth Connor Ian R. Walsh16. Tolka Row (1951) by Maura LavertyDeirdre McFeely17. Home is the Hero (1952) by Walter MackenIan R. Walsh18. The Wood of the Whispering (1953) by M. J. MolloyLisa Coen19. Waiting for Godot (1953) by Samuel BeckettJames Little20. The Hostage (1958) by Brendan BehanMichael Pierse21. Over the Bridge (1960) by Sam ThompsonMichael Parker22. Stephen D (1962) by Hugh LeonardChristopher Murray23. The Field (1965) by John B. KeaneLisa Coen24. Famine (1968) by Tom MurphyHiroko Mikami25. Translations (1980) by Brian FrielKelly Matthews26. The Great Hunger (1983) by Tom Mac IntyreMarie Kelly27. Tea in a China Cup (1983) by Christina ReidLisa Fitzpatrick28. Northern Star (1984) by Stewart ParkerMarilynn Richtarik29. Bailegangaire (1985) by Tom Murphy Csilla Bertha30. Observe the Sons of Ulster Marching Towards the Somme (1985) by Frank McGuinessDavid Cregan31. Ourselves Alone (1985) by Anne DevlinLisa Fitzpatrick32. Double Cross (1986) by Tom KilroyJosé Lanters33. A Handful of Stars (1988) by Billy RocheVictor Merriman34. The Lament for Arthur Cleary (1989) by Dermot BolgerVictor Merriman35. Dancing at Lughnasa (1990) by Brian FrielJoan Fitzpatrick Dean36. Digging for Fire (1991) by Declan HughesPatrick Lonergan37. Eclipsed (1992) by Patricia Burke BroganCharlotte Headrick38. The Steward of Christendom (1995) by Sebastian BarryChristina Hunt Mahony39. The Beauty Queen of Leenane (1996) by Martin McDonaghEamonn Jordan40. The Weir (1997) by Conor McPhersonClare Wallace41. By the Bog of Cats (1998) by Marina CarrMelissa Sihra42. The Walworth Farce (2006) by Enda WalshPaige Reynolds43. Terminus (2007) by Mark O’RoweOndřej Pilný44. The Playboy of the Western World (2007) by Bisi Adigun and Roddy Doyle Patrick Lonergan45. I (Heart) Alice (Heart) I (2010) by Amy ConroyJ. Paul Halferty46. No Escape (2010) by Mary RafteryLuke Lamont47. Laundry (2011) by ANU ProductionsMiriam Haughton48. Quietly (2012) by Owen McCaffertyShaun Richards49. Broken Promise Land (2013) by Mirjana RendulicCharlotte McIvor50. Spinning (2014) by Deirdre KinahanMária Kurdi