Dublin By Lamplight
by Michael West

Name: Dublin By Lamplight
Brand: Michael West
SKU: 9780413775481
Rating: 4.25 (15 reviews)

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What readers are saying

Readers love the engaging storytelling and unique style of the play, noting that it brings a delightful experience whether read or seen performed. Many find it particularly entertaining and worthy of recommendation for both casual readers and theatre enthusiasts.

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Synopsis

"Awesome perfection" Irish Times

Amidst the filth and fury of Dublin 1904, the theatrical event of the century is about to explode...Will the Irish National Theatre of Ireland seize its chance for glory?

Fading stars, rebels, whores, and romantics irreverently expose the strange and lurid world of Dublin by Lamplight.

Nominated for three Irish Times/ESB Irish Theatre Awards 2004

"Michael West's script brilliantly mixes fact and fiction, poetry and politics" Guardian

"A tour de force of theatrical vision...wickedly entertaining...It's like leaving the table after a perfectly chosen and cooked meal served in terrific company."

Sunday Independent

"Awesome perfection...funny, clever, strange and thoughtful...superbly gifted cast" Irish Times

"An absolute delight...a triumph of innovation" Sunday Business PostDublin by Lamplight was devised by Michael West with The Corn Exchange Theatre Company.

It premiered in Project Arts Centre Dublin in November 2004, toured throughout Ireland to great critical and popular acclaim, and will be performed at the Traverse Theatre during the Edinburgh Festival in August 2005.

ThemesIrish National Theatre PR6123.E85 D83 2005