This collection brings together three of Tom Murphys finest plays; Famine; A Whistle in the Dark and Conversations on a Homecoming. Together; they tell the story of Irish emigration - of those who went and those who were left behind. Crossing oceans and spanning decades; Murphys three plays cover the period from the Great Hunger of the nineteenth century to the new Ireland of the 1970s; exploring what we mean when we call a place home. Conversations on a Homecoming: County Galway; 1970s. Even the humblest of small-town pubs can be a magnet for dreamers. Michael; after a ten-year absence; suddenly returns from New York and has a reunion with old friends; in that same pub The White House.A Whistle in the Dark: Coventry; 1960Irish emigrants; the uprooted Carney family; adapt aggressively to life in an English city.Famine: County Mayo; 1846In Glanconnor village in the west of Ireland; the second crop of potatoes fails. The community now faces the real prospect of starvation.With an introduction by Dr Patrick Lonergan; NUI GalwayDruidMurphy; presented by Druid in a co-production with Quinnipiac University Connecticut; NUI Galway; Lincoln Center Festival and Galway Arts Festival; marks a major celebration of one of Irelands most respected living dramatists and toured Ireland; London and the US in 2012.
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1 of 1 people found the following review helpful. Excellent Gem of a bookBy Doris AshExcellent Gem of a bookWritten in 92 but very relevant to us now--the theory is forward thinking--and moves us from older stodgy ideas to newways of working with/in community1 of 3 people found the following review helpful. Good essaysBy AKMI had to buy this book for a graduate museum studies course but it was well worth it. I still have the book. Although some essays are outdated; it is a good look at issues in museums.