Contemporary Irish Theatre

Ian R. Walsh is a Lecturer in Drama and Theatre Studies at University of Galway, Ireland. Previous books and edited collections include Experimental Irish Theatre: After W.B Yeats (Palgrave Macmillan, 2012), The Theatre of Enda Walsh (2016), and Cultural Convergence: The Dublin Gate Theatre, 1928-1960 (Palgrave Macmillan, 2021). Charlotte McIvor is a Senior Lecturer in Drama and Theatre Studies at University of Galway, Ireland. Most recent books and edited collections include Migration and Performance in Contemporary Ireland: Towards A New Interculturalism (Palgrave Macmillan, 2016), The Methuen Companion to Interculturalism and Performance (2021), and Interculturalism and Performance Now: New Directions? (Palgrave Macmillan, 2019).

• 1.Introduction.- 2. Economic Expansion and Moral Conservatism (1957-1966).- 3. Rapid Change, Revision and the ‘Troubles’(1966-1980).- 4. Crisis, Uncertainty and Scandal (1980-1994).- 5. The Celtic Tiger, Inward-Migration and the Peace Process (1994-2008).- 6. Recession, Commemoration and Covid-19 (2008-2023).- 7. Nation.- 8. Language.- 9. Body.- 10. Space.- 11. Interculturalism.- 12. Conclusion.