Rough Magic--First Plays

This anthology of 'first plays' by Irish writers reflects the diversity and innovation that has come to describe contemporary Irish theatre, epitomised by the creative output of the Rough Magic Theatre Company from its foundation in 1984.

From the gmaour and excess of classic Hollywood, to a darkly comic exploration of adolescant sexuality in the provincial backwaters of 1970s Ireland. What these plays have in common is an authentic and orginal version, and a tale worth telling.

I Can't Get Started
(by Declan Hughes)
'The most accomplished first play by a new Irish writer in many years.' --Irish Times

The Dogs
(by Donal O'Kelly)
'An inventive, ambitious, bizarre and extremely funny piece of theatre.' --Sunday Tribune

Down Onto Blue
(by Pom Boyd)
'A debut of extraordinary poise and confidence.' --Sunday Tribune

Hidden Charges
(by Arthur Riordan)
'A moving, thoughtful and subtle explosion of deceit.' --Sunday Tribune

Danti-Dan
(by Gina Moxley)
'A memorable and provocative debut.' --Sunday Tribune

Mrs Sweeney
(by Paula Meehan)
'[Displays] not just a darkly anarchic sense of humour, but a vivid theatrical life.'