Three Noh Plays - Hardcover

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0905473574 ISBN 13: 9780905473574

Publisher: Merlin Press

Synopsis

These Three Noh Plays were first presented at the Dublin International Theatre Festival (1978) and later at the Open Eye in New York (1980), James Flannery who directed the first production wrote: "In their combination of all the arts of the theatre, these plays are immensely challenging and exciting... By dealing with the compressed, even cinematic, dramaturgical form, and the delicate sensuality of the Japanese Noh, and dealing with what, in a real sense, are contemporary political themes, O'Connor has been bold and imaginitive."

The theme that links the plays is fulfillment of self. "The Grand Inquisitor" refusing to give up Latin liturgy for he knows the power of God embodied in ancient rites; the ghost of Casement in "Submarine" recognizing abstract political ideologies can be destructive of individual freedom; "Deirdre" atoning for the great evil she brought on Naoise through her insistent desire to completely possess him.

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About the Author

Ulick O'Connor, biographer, playwright, poet and actor, has had a number of successes in the Dublin theater world. The Abbey Theatre has produced his verse plays, and his play The Dark Lovers ran to full houses for four weeks at the Project Theatre in 1975. He has presented highly acclaimed one-man shows on Brendan Behan and Oliver ST. John Gogarty and his published work includes biographies of both Behan and Gogarty.

About this edition

• Publisher: Merlin Press
• ISBN 10: 0905473574
• ISBN 13: 9780905473574
• Binding: Hardcover
• Language: English
• Edition number: 1