DRAM319: Contemporary Irish Drama (Winter 2008)

Laura M and I were trying to distinguish Tom Murphy (the actor who played Ray Dooley in Beauty Queen) from Tom Murphy the playwright, and were shocked to find that he had recently died. If you’re curious to read more about him, you can check out this obit: http://www.nytimes.com/2007/10/25/arts/25murphy.html

Note that the film he most recently starred in, “Adam and Paul” is a possibility for our screening series. I didn’t include it in the original poll because — if you think Beauty Queen is bleak — it is quite dire in its portrait of contemporary Dublin. However, I do have it if anyone is interested.