Stanislavski in Ireland

Stanislavski in Ireland: Focus at Fifty is an insight into Irelands only arthouse theatre from the people who were there. Through interviews, articles, short memoirs and photographs, the book tracks the theatre from its inception, detailing the period under its founder Deirdre OConnell and then the period following Joe Devlins arrival as its new artistic director. Many of Irelands leading theatre and film artists trained and worked at Focus, including Gabriel Byrne, Joan Bergin, Olwen Four, Brendan Coyle, Rebecca Schull, Johnny Murphy, Sean Campion, Tom Hickey, and Mary Elizabeth and Declan Burke-Kennedy. The book comes complete with a chronological list of Productions. It is aimed at students of theatre, actors, directors, academics, as well as the casual reader.