Edited by Lilian Chambers, Ger Fitzgibbon and Eamonn Jordan.

A series of interviews/evaluations of the most prominent playwrights, directors, designers, actors and administrators in Irish Theatre.

"This book is the right approach - asking practitioners what they feel."
-Sebastian Barry, playwright.

"...an invaluable and informative collection of interviews with those who
make and shape the landscape of Irish Theatre." -Ben Barnes, Artistic Director of the Abbey Theatre.

"...wide-ranging and thought provoking views from the key players in Irish
theatre." -Moya Doherty, Chairperson of the Dublin Theatre Festival

Interviews

1. Ben Barnes | Martin Drury 1
2. Sebastian Barry | Ger FitzGibbon 16
3. Dermot Bolger | Jim O'Hanlon 29
4. Jason Byrne | Willie White 43
5. Marina Carr | Melissa Sihra 55
6. Daragh Carville | Glenn Patterson 64
7. Michael Colgan | Jeananne Crowley 76
8. Frank Conway | John Kavanagh 90
9. Anne Devlin | Enrica Cerquoni 107
10. Joe Dowling | Tony Ó Dálaigh 124
11. Bernard Farrell | Jim Nolan 140
12. Olwen Fouéré | Melissa Sihra 155
13. Ben Hennessy | Pat Kiernan | Ger FitzGibbon 167
14. Declan Hughes | Ryan Tubridy 180
15. Garry Hynes | Cathy Leeney 195
16. Marie Jones | Pat Moylan 213
17. John B. Keane | Michael Scott 221
18. Raymond Keane | Eric Weitz 225
19. Tom Kilroy | Gerry Dukes 241
20. Hugh Leonard | Pat Donlon 253
21. Tim Loane | David Grant 265
22. Tomás Mac Anna | Karen Carleton 278
23. Barry McGovern | Michael Ross 291
24. Frank McGuinness | Joseph Long 301
25. Tom Mac Intyre | Fiach Mac Conghail 311
26. Patrick Mason | Colm Ó Briain 321
27. Paul Mercier | Jim Culleton 333
28. Eleanor Methven | Carol Moore | Helen Lojek 344
29. Tom Murphy | Anne Fogarty 357
30. Paddy O'Dwyer | Geraldine O'Neill 367
31. Fintan O'Toole | Redmond O'Hanlon 379
32. Lynne Parker | Loughlin Deegan 395
33. Billy Roche | Conor McPherson 410
34. Annie Ryan | Michael West | Luke Clancy 426
35. Phyllis Ryan | John P. Kelly 434
36. Peter Sheridan | Deirdre Mulrooney 445
37. Gerard Stembridge | Hugh Linehan 461
38. Enda Walsh | Emelie FitzGibbon 473
39. Vincent Woods | Kevin Barry 483