Oct 24, 2014
So Excited!
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So Excited!
freddie-ly0n said: "I will not be outbittered by a lemon, Bertie." Hahhahahaha that play is my life. :( I just wanted to ask you if you ever have the time will you recommend me some irish films and stuff and just irish things in general? Hope you’re okay with your new job and stuff I heard you were having a bit of a tough time! D: <333333
hahahah that play has ruined my life.
PART ONE.
ok so this is one of my favorite things i've been asked because i am so SO PASSIONATE ABOUT IRISH THEATRE AND FILM so im gonna kinda just think out loud post and shove a few lists here of films and shows and actors and shizzzz
Irish Playwrights:
Mark O'Rowe
Mark is probably one of Ireland's most controversial playwrights (but also one of the most loved). he specializes in taking ordinary situations and mixing them of disturbing and dark events which leave you questioning everything you ever thought about anything. Plays of his I would recommend are the ones i've personally seen live: Our Few and Evil Days and Howie the Rookie. Mark is one of the most outrageous men to write plays I've ever experienced, and he reminds me of an edgy jez butterworth. However, i feel like a lot of non-irish people could struggle with the language and the way its written? maybe not though.
Enda Walsh
No list of irish theatre would be complete without mentioning me baby enda. enda, like mark, works with very dark and controversial topics, however he usually works within the realm of fantasy (especially ballyturk i mean what the fuck) What I love the most about Endas works is that he takes complete control of every aspect of his shows. He very often directs his own plays, but also is in control of the set design, Music and behind the scenes stuff. I would recommend buying his 'plays:' books, particularly plays: two because it has some of his strongest works,like ballyturk (which i had the pleasure if seeing the very first performance of it) and the walworth farce (which im seeing in january, staring all of the Gleeson boys!) Language would be lost on 'non-irish' people, but it would be let noticeable than marks work. He also writes screenplays like Steve McQueen's amazing Hunger.
Brian Friel
Brian is a mixed bag for me. I mean, he is definitely one of irelands best known playwrights, and most celebrated, but his plays are nearly too Irish for me? he works are usually good, but hard to understand if you've never been in the west of ireland, for language and subject matter. Friel deals with religion in a major way- and depicts it in a positive and negative light, which hits home for the irish quite a lot. I would recommend 'Philadelphia here i come', 'Dancing at lughnasa' and ''Aristocrats' by him to get a feel of his works.
Mark O'Halloran
Mark is super special to me because i met him a few times and he's super super sweet and an amazing actor. But he is also a celebrated playwright and rightfully so. Mark is always writing plays, and often bases his work on true life Irish events. his current touring work, 'Lippy' is in New York and is getting fantastic reviews (i wont ruin it for you guys) and is returning to Ireland in feb and im SO EXCITED. he also wrote screenplays and is amazing at it, see adam & paul and Garage.
Thats just a few of my favorite modern Irish playwrights, i could write so much more about it too! <3
PS. i have a blog about theatre blog here- check it out!