The theatre and films of Conor McPherson: conspicuous communities

This companion offers a vibrant, detailed and engaging critical analysis of the plays and films of Conor McPherson.

It considers issues of gender and class disparity, violence and wealth in the cultural and political contexts in which the work is written and performed, as well as the inclusion of song, sound, the supernatural, religious and pagan festive sensibilities through which initial genre perceptions are nudged elsewhere, towards the unconscious and ineffable.

Supplemented by a number of contributed critical and performance perspectives, including an interview with Conor McPherson, this is a book to be read by theatre audiences, performance-makers and students who wish to explore, contextualise and situate McPherson's provocative, exquisite and generation-defining writings and performances.