Author: Jimmy Murphy
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing
ISBN: 1849435618
Category : Performing Arts
Languages : en
Pages : 94
Book Description
Should some secrets never be kept no matter what the cost? Five women come together to help clear out a run-down cottage a week before the wedding of its new owner, Una. Joining her on this hen night of sorts are her two best friends, Kelly and Triona, her soon to be mother-in-law, Olive, and Olive’s best friend, Anta. But Una is keeping a secret that, if revealed, will destroy all hopes of her dream wedding and living happily ever after with the love ofher life. As the play unfolds we see the women, one by one, forced to confront awkward truths of their own.
The Hen Night Epiphany
Author: Jimmy Murphy
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing
ISBN: 1849435618
Category : Performing Arts
Languages : en
Pages : 94
Book Description
Should some secrets never be kept no matter what the cost? Five women come together to help clear out a run-down cottage a week before the wedding of its new owner, Una. Joining her on this hen night of sorts are her two best friends, Kelly and Triona, her soon to be mother-in-law, Olive, and Olive’s best friend, Anta. But Una is keeping a secret that, if revealed, will destroy all hopes of her dream wedding and living happily ever after with the love ofher life. As the play unfolds we see the women, one by one, forced to confront awkward truths of their own.
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing
ISBN: 1849435618
Category : Performing Arts
Languages : en
Pages : 94
Book Description
Should some secrets never be kept no matter what the cost? Five women come together to help clear out a run-down cottage a week before the wedding of its new owner, Una. Joining her on this hen night of sorts are her two best friends, Kelly and Triona, her soon to be mother-in-law, Olive, and Olive’s best friend, Anta. But Una is keeping a secret that, if revealed, will destroy all hopes of her dream wedding and living happily ever after with the love ofher life. As the play unfolds we see the women, one by one, forced to confront awkward truths of their own.
Irish Drama and Theatre Since 1950
Author: Patrick Lonergan
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing
ISBN: 147426266X
Category : Literary Criticism
Languages : en
Pages : 281
Book Description
Drawing on major new archival discoveries and recent research, Patrick Lonergan presents an innovative account of Irish drama and theatre, spanning the past seventy years. Rather than offering a linear narrative, the volume traces key themes to illustrate the relationship between theatre and changes in society. In considering internationalization, the Troubles in Northern Ireland, the Celtic Tiger period, feminism, and the changing status of the Catholic Church in Ireland, Lonergan asserts the power of theatre to act as an agent of change and uncovers the contribution of individual artists, plays and productions in challenging societal norms. Irish Drama and Theatre since 1950 provides a wide-ranging account of major developments, combined with case studies of the premiere or revival of major plays, the establishment of new companies and the influence of international work and artists, including Tennessee Williams, Chekhov and Brecht. While bringing to the fore some of the untold stories and overlooked playwrights following the declaration of the Irish Republic, Lonergan weaves into his account the many Irish theatre-makers who have achieved international prominence in the period: Samuel Beckett, Siobhán McKenna and Brendan Behan in the 1950s, continuing with Brian Friel and Tom Murphy, and concluding with the playwrights who emerged in the late 1990s, including Martin McDonagh, Enda Walsh, Conor McPherson, Marie Jones and Marina Carr. The contribution of major Irish companies to world theatre is also examined, including both the Abbey and Gate theatres, as well as Druid, Field Day and Charabanc. Through its engaging analysis of seventy years of Irish theatre, this volume charts the acts of gradual but revolutionary change that are the story of Irish theatre and drama and of its social and cultural contexts.
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing
ISBN: 147426266X
Category : Literary Criticism
Languages : en
Pages : 281
Book Description
Drawing on major new archival discoveries and recent research, Patrick Lonergan presents an innovative account of Irish drama and theatre, spanning the past seventy years. Rather than offering a linear narrative, the volume traces key themes to illustrate the relationship between theatre and changes in society. In considering internationalization, the Troubles in Northern Ireland, the Celtic Tiger period, feminism, and the changing status of the Catholic Church in Ireland, Lonergan asserts the power of theatre to act as an agent of change and uncovers the contribution of individual artists, plays and productions in challenging societal norms. Irish Drama and Theatre since 1950 provides a wide-ranging account of major developments, combined with case studies of the premiere or revival of major plays, the establishment of new companies and the influence of international work and artists, including Tennessee Williams, Chekhov and Brecht. While bringing to the fore some of the untold stories and overlooked playwrights following the declaration of the Irish Republic, Lonergan weaves into his account the many Irish theatre-makers who have achieved international prominence in the period: Samuel Beckett, Siobhán McKenna and Brendan Behan in the 1950s, continuing with Brian Friel and Tom Murphy, and concluding with the playwrights who emerged in the late 1990s, including Martin McDonagh, Enda Walsh, Conor McPherson, Marie Jones and Marina Carr. The contribution of major Irish companies to world theatre is also examined, including both the Abbey and Gate theatres, as well as Druid, Field Day and Charabanc. Through its engaging analysis of seventy years of Irish theatre, this volume charts the acts of gradual but revolutionary change that are the story of Irish theatre and drama and of its social and cultural contexts.
Contemporary Irish Documentary Theatre
Author: Mary Raftery
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing
ISBN: 1350094552
Category : Performing Arts
Languages : en
Pages : 305
Book Description
Contemporary Irish Documentary Theatre is the first anthology of Irish documentary drama. It features five challenging plays by Irish writers, and one by an international author, interrogating and commenting on crucial events of Irish history and of the diaspora, with introductory essays by established academics. Together these plays represent the most innovative development in contemporary Irish theatre and illuminate the social and political realities of contemporary Ireland. The first two plays, of 2010 and 2013, deal with scandals of clerical and institutional abuse, and use as source material the Ryan Report of 2009, and the documents from the 2008 Irish Bank Guarantee. The next two, of 2014 and 2013, concern interpretations of the most iconic moment of Irish history: the Easter Rising. The first of these is based on published statements of participants in the event and the second on the lived experiences of those in the contemporary Republic whose founding ideals have not been realized . The last two plays, of 2015 and 2016, widen the view to the history of the Irish in the diaspora: one retelling the history of emigration to England based on published research material; and the other tracing Roger Casement's experiences in the Amazon and his subsequent participation in the Easter Rising using extracts from his diaries and other writings. The plays included and discussed are: No Escape by Mary Raftery Guaranteed by Colin Murphy Of This Brave Time by Jimmy Murphy History by Grace Dyas My English Tongue, My Irish Heart by Martin Lynch The Two Deaths of Roger Casement by Domingos Nunez
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing
ISBN: 1350094552
Category : Performing Arts
Languages : en
Pages : 305
Book Description
Contemporary Irish Documentary Theatre is the first anthology of Irish documentary drama. It features five challenging plays by Irish writers, and one by an international author, interrogating and commenting on crucial events of Irish history and of the diaspora, with introductory essays by established academics. Together these plays represent the most innovative development in contemporary Irish theatre and illuminate the social and political realities of contemporary Ireland. The first two plays, of 2010 and 2013, deal with scandals of clerical and institutional abuse, and use as source material the Ryan Report of 2009, and the documents from the 2008 Irish Bank Guarantee. The next two, of 2014 and 2013, concern interpretations of the most iconic moment of Irish history: the Easter Rising. The first of these is based on published statements of participants in the event and the second on the lived experiences of those in the contemporary Republic whose founding ideals have not been realized . The last two plays, of 2015 and 2016, widen the view to the history of the Irish in the diaspora: one retelling the history of emigration to England based on published research material; and the other tracing Roger Casement's experiences in the Amazon and his subsequent participation in the Easter Rising using extracts from his diaries and other writings. The plays included and discussed are: No Escape by Mary Raftery Guaranteed by Colin Murphy Of This Brave Time by Jimmy Murphy History by Grace Dyas My English Tongue, My Irish Heart by Martin Lynch The Two Deaths of Roger Casement by Domingos Nunez
Hen Night
Author: L.E Zentner
Publisher: AuthorHouse
ISBN: 1504984471
Category : Humor
Languages : en
Pages : 294
Book Description
Hen Night was born when a handful of recent grads made a pact to party every Thursday forever. It is their night to dance or wrestle like no one is watching. We get to share their roller coaster of incredulous antics and emotions as the months become years, and then decades. From high school to hot flashes, their stories are sprinkled with delightful factoids and narrated with light-hearted commentary which could lead to panty-wetting laughter. OH, that every soul could find such mates!
Publisher: AuthorHouse
ISBN: 1504984471
Category : Humor
Languages : en
Pages : 294
Book Description
Hen Night was born when a handful of recent grads made a pact to party every Thursday forever. It is their night to dance or wrestle like no one is watching. We get to share their roller coaster of incredulous antics and emotions as the months become years, and then decades. From high school to hot flashes, their stories are sprinkled with delightful factoids and narrated with light-hearted commentary which could lead to panty-wetting laughter. OH, that every soul could find such mates!
The Hen Night Prophecies: The One That Got Away
Author: Jessica Fox
Publisher: Headline
ISBN: 0755355059
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 163
Book Description
THE ONE THAT GOT AWAY is the first novel in a fantastic new series called THE HEN NIGHT PROPHECIES, following the fortunes of five different girls, each given their own puzzling prophecy at a friend's hen night... Zoe Piper adores her four best friends - Fern, Libby, Charlotte and Priya - so is thrilled when they can all make it to her hen night, where one of the girls arranges for a tarot-card reader to give them a reading individually. Afterwards, each one stumbles out a little dazed, perplexed by how spookily accurate the reader was, but each one keeps quiet about their own readings. In each of the five volumes of THE HEN NIGHT PROPHECIES we learn how their prophecies come true - this first book follows the fortunes of Fern, who is told that she has already met The One, but let him go...
Publisher: Headline
ISBN: 0755355059
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 163
Book Description
THE ONE THAT GOT AWAY is the first novel in a fantastic new series called THE HEN NIGHT PROPHECIES, following the fortunes of five different girls, each given their own puzzling prophecy at a friend's hen night... Zoe Piper adores her four best friends - Fern, Libby, Charlotte and Priya - so is thrilled when they can all make it to her hen night, where one of the girls arranges for a tarot-card reader to give them a reading individually. Afterwards, each one stumbles out a little dazed, perplexed by how spookily accurate the reader was, but each one keeps quiet about their own readings. In each of the five volumes of THE HEN NIGHT PROPHECIES we learn how their prophecies come true - this first book follows the fortunes of Fern, who is told that she has already met The One, but let him go...
Prenuptial Rituals in Scotland
Author: Sheila M. Young
Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield
ISBN: 1793603871
Category : Social Science
Languages : en
Pages : 221
Book Description
The hen (or bachelorette) party, with its groups of visible, raucous women on trains, planes, and in public spaces is ubiquitous throughout the English-speaking world. The practice of the blackening, a unique form of kidnapping and “punishment” ritual, is limited to North Eastern parts of Scotland and to specific sectors of the population. Both are prenuptial rituals enacted by women. In Prenuptial Rituals in Scotland, Sheila Young produces a thorough description of how these two rituals were and are enacted and analyzes the ways these practices have changed through time as a social commentary. Young’s study provides valuable insights into identity, gender, social class, contemporary attitudes to ritual, and what it means to approach marriage in the twenty first century.
Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield
ISBN: 1793603871
Category : Social Science
Languages : en
Pages : 221
Book Description
The hen (or bachelorette) party, with its groups of visible, raucous women on trains, planes, and in public spaces is ubiquitous throughout the English-speaking world. The practice of the blackening, a unique form of kidnapping and “punishment” ritual, is limited to North Eastern parts of Scotland and to specific sectors of the population. Both are prenuptial rituals enacted by women. In Prenuptial Rituals in Scotland, Sheila Young produces a thorough description of how these two rituals were and are enacted and analyzes the ways these practices have changed through time as a social commentary. Young’s study provides valuable insights into identity, gender, social class, contemporary attitudes to ritual, and what it means to approach marriage in the twenty first century.
Gardens of Green
Author: George McPherson Hunter
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Christianity
Languages : en
Pages : 192
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Christianity
Languages : en
Pages : 192
Book Description
Thoughts on the Services
Author: Arthur Cleveland Coxe
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Church year
Languages : en
Pages : 384
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Church year
Languages : en
Pages : 384
Book Description
The Golden Bough
Author: James George Frazer
Publisher: BoD – Books on Demand
ISBN: 3752336692
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 298
Book Description
Reproduction of the original: The Golden Bough by James George Frazer
Publisher: BoD – Books on Demand
ISBN: 3752336692
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 298
Book Description
Reproduction of the original: The Golden Bough by James George Frazer
My Husband's Wife
Author: Nick Haskins
Publisher: Xlibris Corporation
ISBN: 1479752886
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 230
Book Description
My Husbands Wife showcases the portal of a distorted husband, two loving wives, and three soon-to-be-shattered lives. When Dr. Reynolds said I do, he meant it both times. He married Katie Morganthe sassy, unsuccessful, hateful blonde seven days, fourteen hours, six minutes, and thirteen seconds before he wedded Courtney Byrdthe ambitious entrepreneur who has everything including an Ivy League education, thin waist, and a Colgate smile. Erick Reynolds, who poses as Eric (E-R-I-C) Reynolds and Erik (E-R-I-K) Reynolds, has been medically characterized as a dejected schizophrenic case. Disintegration of thought and auditory hallucinations, mixed with paranoia and bizarre delusions doesnt stop Erick from molding himself into the image of a wealthy dentist to capture the hearts of his two wives. Just as Erick was becoming comfortable with his position as the perfect husband, Courtney mistakenly fumbles across information leading straight to the other Mrs. Dr. Erick Reynolds. The wives then painfully discover their colonial brick style homes share the same zip code, their five-carat diamond wedding rings were cut from the same jeweler, and theyre married to the exact same man: a calculated imposter who led them both to believe he was placed on this earth to love, honor, and cherish until death does them part Once all of Ericks secrets are uncovered, he ends his fraudulent life in front of Katie and Courtney, leaving them both to face a lifetime full of humiliation, confusion, and pain.
Publisher: Xlibris Corporation
ISBN: 1479752886
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 230
Book Description
My Husbands Wife showcases the portal of a distorted husband, two loving wives, and three soon-to-be-shattered lives. When Dr. Reynolds said I do, he meant it both times. He married Katie Morganthe sassy, unsuccessful, hateful blonde seven days, fourteen hours, six minutes, and thirteen seconds before he wedded Courtney Byrdthe ambitious entrepreneur who has everything including an Ivy League education, thin waist, and a Colgate smile. Erick Reynolds, who poses as Eric (E-R-I-C) Reynolds and Erik (E-R-I-K) Reynolds, has been medically characterized as a dejected schizophrenic case. Disintegration of thought and auditory hallucinations, mixed with paranoia and bizarre delusions doesnt stop Erick from molding himself into the image of a wealthy dentist to capture the hearts of his two wives. Just as Erick was becoming comfortable with his position as the perfect husband, Courtney mistakenly fumbles across information leading straight to the other Mrs. Dr. Erick Reynolds. The wives then painfully discover their colonial brick style homes share the same zip code, their five-carat diamond wedding rings were cut from the same jeweler, and theyre married to the exact same man: a calculated imposter who led them both to believe he was placed on this earth to love, honor, and cherish until death does them part Once all of Ericks secrets are uncovered, he ends his fraudulent life in front of Katie and Courtney, leaving them both to face a lifetime full of humiliation, confusion, and pain.