Browsing University of Galway Theses by Subject "Drama"
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Acting is believing: ritual, memory, and performance in the plays of Enda Walsh
(2016-10-17)In this research, I examine the relationship between ritual, memory, and performance and contemporary theatrical creation methods, specifically with reference to the works of Enda Walsh. I use Walsh's plays as a case study ... -
Deepening the theatre experience for young audiences: Mapping the aims and impact of extended performance engagement
(NUI Galway, 2024-04-22)[No abstract] -
Negotiating Genders from the Page to the Stage: Marina Carr and Suzan-Lori Parks
(2011-09-30)'Negotiating Genders from the Page to the Stage: Marina Carr and Suzan-Lori Parks' explores how two female playwrights, from different cultures and backgrounds, challenge oppressive traditions. It offers the first major ... -
The on and off-stage roles of Abbey Theatre actresses of the 1930s
(2016-05-11)Building on the work of Maggie Gale and John Stokes in The Cambridge Companion to the Actress, this doctoral thesis exposes ‘the construction of the actress’ in the context of the Irish Free State (1922 – 1937). (2) It ... -
Performing scalar interculturalism: Race and identity in contemporary Irish performance
(NUI Galway, 2019-05-07)This dissertation is an interdisciplinary analysis of race and identity in contemporary Irish performance. Using the Irish case study and looking at theatre, sport and dance, it develops an intersectional framework of ...