Author: Hugh LeonardPublisher: CUA Press
ISBN: 9780861401406
Category : English drama
Languages : en
Pages : 474
Book Description
Selected Plays of Hugh Leonard
Author: Hugh LeonardPublisher: CUA Press
ISBN: 9780861401406
Category : English drama
Languages : en
Pages : 474
Book Description
Da
Author: Hugh LeonardPublisher: Methuen Drama
ISBN:
Category : Drama
Languages : en
Pages : 116
Book Description
Hugh Leonard's classic play, reissued for a new season at Dublin's Abbey Theatre Dublin, the 1960s. After Da's funeral, Charlie returns to his childhood home only to find his father's ghost stubbornly unwilling to leave the house or his son's mind. As the events of Charlie's youth and Da's troubled relationship with Mother are replayed, we discover the darkly comic, bittersweet relationship that existed between father and son."A beguiling play about a son's need to come to terms with his father and himself...in a class with the best of Sean O'Casey" New York Times Da won the Tony award for Best Play in 1978 Published to tie in with the revival of the play at the Abbey Theatre, Dublin in July 2002
A Study Guide for Hugh Leonard's "The Au Pair Man"
Author: Gale, Cengage LearningPublisher: Gale, Cengage Learning
ISBN: 1410340562
Category : Literary Criticism
Languages : en
Pages : 26
Book Description
A Study Guide for Hugh Leonard's "The Au Pair Man," excerpted from Gale's acclaimed Drama For Students. This concise study guide includes plot summary; character analysis; author biography; study questions; historical context; suggestions for further reading; and much more. For any literature project, trust Drama For Students for all of your research needs.
A Life
Author: Hugh LeonardPublisher: Samuel French, Inc.
ISBN: 9780573611995
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 116
Book Description
A play about the evolution of friendships in a small Irish town. As Desmond Drumm nears retirement, his memories come to life, reminding him of the triumphs and tragedies of his youth and prompting him to mend relationships with a childhood friend and the love interest that had charmed them both. But as scenes from the past shed light on the misunderstandings of today, Desmond must realize that his lifelong ability to use his great intellect and acerbic wit as a means of self-defense has come at a cost.
Stephen D.
Author: Hugh LeonardPublisher: Dramatists Play Service Inc
ISBN: 9780822210795
Category : Drama
Languages : en
Pages : 72
Book Description
THE STORY: As Richard Watts, Jr. views: It could not have been easy to bring within the limits of the stage this subtle and deeply introspective self-study of the education and loss of faith of a tortured literary genius. And the feat of making it
Suburb of Babylon
Author: Hugh LeonardPublisher: London : S. French
ISBN:
Category : Drama
Languages : en
Pages : 86
Book Description
A trilogy of plays: A Time of Wolves and Tigers, Nothing Personal and The Last of the Last of the Mohicans. If the plays are performed separately, individual fee codes apply.3 women, 4 men
Summer
Author: Hugh LeonardPublisher: Samuel French, Inc.
ISBN: 9780573618581
Category : Drama
Languages : en
Pages : 100
Book Description
Interactions
Author: Nicholas GrenePublisher: Peter Lang
ISBN: 9781904505365
Category : Drama festivals
Languages : en
Pages : 418
Book Description
"For over fifty years, the Dublin Theatre Festival has been one of Ireland's most important cultural events, bringing countless new Irish plays to the world stage, while introducing Irish audiences to the most important international theatre companies and artists. With contributions from leading scholars and practitioners, Interactions explores and celebrates the Festival's achievements since 1957 featuring essays on major Irish writers, directors and theatre companies, as well as the impact of visiting directors and companies from abroad. This book includes specially commissioned memoirs from past organizers and observers of the Festival, offering a unique perspective on the controversies and successes that have marked the event's history. An especially valuable feature of the volume, also, is a complete listing of the shows that have appeared at the Festival from 1957 to 2008."--BOOK JACKET.
A Study Guide for Leonard Hugh's "Da"
Author: Gale, Cengage LearningPublisher: Gale, Cengage Learning
ISBN: 1410343588
Category : Literary Criticism
Languages : en
Pages : 20
Book Description
A Study Guide for Leonard Hugh's "Da," excerpted from Gale's acclaimed Drama For Students. This concise study guide includes plot summary; character analysis; author biography; study questions; historical context; suggestions for further reading; and much more. For any literature project, trust Drama For Students for all of your research needs.
"Da"
Author: Hugh LeonardPublisher: Scribner Paper Fiction
ISBN:
Category : Drama
Languages : en
Pages : 106
Book Description
Steeped in Irish language and laughter it tells of a son's need to come to terms with his father -- and with himself.