Masculinities and the Contemporary Irish Theatre

Irish theatre and its histories appear to be dominated by men and their actions. This book#x19;s socially and culturally contextualized analysis of performance over the last two decades, however reveals masculinities that are anything but hegemonic, played out in theatres and other arenas of performance all over Ireland.

Brian Singleton is Academic Director of The Lir-National Academy of Dramatic Art at Trinity College Dublin. His research focus is on orientalism, interculturalism and networks in performance with Specific reference to race ad gender Previous publications include Oscar Asche, Orientalism and British Musical Comedy (2004), two books on the life and work of Antonin Artaud, and two special collections of essays on contemporary Irish theatre for Australasian Drama Studies (with Anna McMullan) and Modern Drama (With Karen Ericker). He is President of the International Federation for Theatre Research.

List of illustrations
Acknowledgements
Introduction
Contesting Canons
Performing Patriarchy
Monologies and Masculinities
Quare Fellas
Male Races
Protestant Boys
After Words
Bibliography
Index