Articles: 'The Cries of Pagan Desperation': Synge, Riders to the Sea and the Discontents of Historical Time by Christopher Collins; Scenographic Interactions: 1950s Ireland and Dublin's Pike Theatre by Siobhan O'Gorman; Uneasy Bedfellows: Culture, Commerce and the Rise of the 'Production Hub' Paradigm in Irish Theatre by Lisa Fitzgerald; Respond or Else: Conor MacPherson's The Weir at the Donmar Warehouse by Eamonn Jordan; Gay Masculinities in Performance: Towards a Queer Dramaturgy by Cormac O'Brien; Perform, or Else! Reflections from an Irish theatre maker by Neil Watkins.

CONTENTS: Christopher Collins: «The Cries of Pagan Desperation»: Synge, Riders to the Sea and the Discontents of Historical Time - Siobhan O'Gorman: Scenographic Interactions: 1950s Ireland and Dublin's Pike Theatre - Lisa Fitzgerald: Uneasy Bedfellows: Culture, Commerce and the Rise of the «Production Hub» Paradigm in Irish Theatre - Eamonn Jordan: Respond or Else: Conor MacPherson's The Weir at the Donmar Warehouse - Cormac O'Brien: Gay Masculinities in Performance: Towards a Queer Dramaturgy - Neil Watkins: Perform, or Else! Reflections from an Irish theatre maker.