The Gods are Angry, Miss Kerr and the Red Kettle Theatre Company, a Case Study

Description

Based on research conducted with Dr Richard Hayes this lecture considered how regional theatre companies that emerged during the 1980s constituted a new force in Irish theatre practice. This lecture considered theatre practice emanating from regional centres during that period and how arts policy and practice in the Republic of Ireland reflected a debate around autonomy that involved complex negotiations around the national de-centralization of power and wealth. The lecture considered theatre practice island-wide, and focuses on the play The Gods are Angry, Miss Kerr (1985) by Waterford playwright Jim Nolan for the Waterford-based Red Kettle Theatre Company as a means of considering some aspects of the history of Irish theatre of the period.

Period	18 Feb 2018
Held at	Wexford Library Service, Wexford County Council, Ireland
Degree of Recognition	Regional