The Playboy of the Western World--A New Version: A Critical Edition by Adigun, Bisi
The Playboy of the Western World--A New Version: A Critical Edition by Adigun, Bisi

The Playboy of the Western World--A New Version: A Critical Edition

Bisi Adigun and Roddy Doyle's centenary adaption of J. M. Synge's classic The Playboy of the Western...
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The Playboy of the Western World--A New Version: A Critical Edition by Adigun, Bisi

The Playboy of the Western World--A New Version: A Critical Edition

$105.73
The Playboy of the Western World--A New Version: A Critical Edition by Adigun, Bisi

The Playboy of the Western World--A New Version: A Critical Edition

$105.73
Author: Bisi Adigun
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Description

Bisi Adigun and Roddy Doyle's centenary adaption of J. M. Synge's classic The Playboy of the Western World had a sold-out run when it was produced at Dublin's Abbey Theatre in 2007 and was brought back by popular demand in 2008. The new version is set in a contemporary Dublin pub and features the character of a Nigerian asylum-seeker in the lead role. Under the coauthorship of Bisi Adigun, artistic director of Arambe Productions--Ireland's first African theater company--and best-selling, Booker Prize-winning novelist Roddy Doyle, the play engages with issues of race and immigration in modern Ireland and, when first released, aimed to be a model for intercultural collaboration.

This critical edition features the full text of the play, published for the first time, along with a collection of essays exploring the play's themes, cultural significance, critical reception, and the legal case that cut short its successful production run. Though the play was first produced over a decade ago, the topic of migration has only increased in its global importance over that time, and this adaptation of Playboy remains a popular touchstone among scholars of Irish theater and immigration.

Author: Bisi Adigun, Roddy Doyle
Publisher: Syracuse University Press
Published: 05/15/2024
Pages: 242
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 0.78lbs
Size: 8.95h x 6.01w x 0.58d
ISBN: 9780815638346

About the Author

Jason King is academic coordinator of the Irish Heritage Trust in Dublin. He has coedited several books on Irish culture and history, including Interculturalism and Performance Now: New Directions? and a special issue of Irish Studies Review.

Matthew Spangler is professor of performance studies at San José State University and writer in residence for the Hinterland Festival of Literature and Arts in Kells, Ireland. He is the author or coauthor of many plays, including The Beekeeper of Aleppo, Albatross, and The Kite Runner, which was recently produced on Broadway. He is also coeditor of the volume Staging Intercultural Ireland: New Plays and Practitioner Perspectives.
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