Brian Friel

A friendship that helped SH 's poetry was that with Philip Hobsbaum , who managed a living transplant of the 1960s Group from London to Belfast. Other friends included Irish...

In 1980 SH formed a close association with Brian Friel 's and Stephen Rea 's new theatre company Field Day . The original goal of this company, to stage contemporary plays outside the commercial theatre...

SH began writing journalism early in his career. He published articles in The Listener about the incident on 5 October 1968 in which peaceful marchers were attacked by members of the RUC . He reviewed...

In its original form, says Greenhalgh, this book reflects MW 's roles as playwright, reviewer, and Leavisite student of English literature. The revised form considers the impact of feminism, socialism, and changing concepts of...