Acting Between the Lines: The Field Day Theatre Company and Irish Cultural Politics, 1980-1984

The Field Day Theatre Company has been a vital presence on the cultural and intellectual scene in Ireland since its inception in 1980. This venture represented an attempt by a group of distinguished Irish artists to contribute to a resolution of Northern Ireland's political crisis. Founded by playwright Brian Friel and actor Stephen Rea, Field Day's board of directors has included writers Seamus Heaney, Seamus Deane, Tom Paulin, and Thomas Kilroy and documentary filmmaker David Hammond. Amo...