Product Description: Book by Fargeau, Jean-Pol, Mnouchkine, Ariane, Kourilsky, Francoise, Temerson, Catherine, Manheim, Ralph, Brewster, Townsend, Mac Dougall, Jill, Wertenbaker, Timberlake, Bemba, Sylvain, Kesselman, Wendy

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Product Description: The latest dramatic offering from one of Ireland's master playwrightsJohnny Silvester should be enjoying his retirement in his opulent home outside Dublin, but the past is catching up with him. Once lionized for ushering the Irish Republic into the modern world, Silvester has fallen out of favor not only with the public, but also with his family and friends...read more

Product Description: First published in 1985, this book examines how workers theatre movements intended their performances to be activist ― perceiving art as a weapon of struggle and enlightenment ― and an emancipatory act. An introductory study relates left-wing theatre groupings to the cultural narratives of contemporary British socialism...read more