David Grant

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Research Interests

Twentieth century Irish theatre
Community theatre and applied drama
Theatre and architecture

Select Publications

‘Truth, Ethics and Efficacy in the Training of Actors for Role Play’ (2009). Journal of Arts & Communities, (Vol. 1:2, pp 105-144)
‘Orality and the Ethics of Ownership in Community-based Drama’ (2009) in Susan C. Haedicke, Deirdre Heddon, Avraham Oz and E J Westlake (eds.) Political Performances: Theory and Practice. (Rodopi)
‘Framing Reality: A Case Study in Prison Theatre in Northern Ireland’ (2009) in Lisa Fitzpatrick Performing Violence in Contemporary Ireland (Dublin: Carysfort Press)
‘Present Tense’ (2008) in Nicholas Grene and Patrick Lonergan (eds.) Interactions: Dublin Theatre Festival 1957-2007. (Dublin:Carysfort Press)
‘Ripples in the Pond: Community drama and the development of interactive theatre in Northern Ireland’ (2006) in Michael Balfour (ed.) Drama as Social Intervention
‘Owen McCafferty’ (2005) in John Bull (ed.) Dictionary of Literary Biography. (Thomson Gale)
‘Robin Glendinning’ (2005) in John Bull (ed.) Dictionary of Literary Biography. (Thomson Gale)
The Stagecraft of Brian Friel (2004). (London: Greenwich Exchange)
‘Breaking the Circle, Transcending the Taboo’ (2004) in Eric Weitz (ed.) The Power of Laughter: Comedy and Contemporary Irish Theatre (Dublin: Carysfort Press)
‘A Romanian Perspective on Brian Friel’s Translations' (2003) Text and Presentation (Vol. 4: April, pp 149-159)
‘Theatre: The Playwrights and their plays’ (2001) in Marks Carruthers & Stephen Douds (eds.), Stepping Stones: The Arts in Ulster 1971-2001 (Belfast: Blackstaff Press)
Playing the Wild Card: Community Drama & Smaller Scale theatre in Northern Ireland (1993). Belfast: Community Relations Council
The Crack in the Emerald (ed.) (1990) (London: Nick Hern Books)

Practice-based outputs

2010 Image & Imagination (image theatre workshops at the Academy of Performing Arts, Sarajevo)
2010 Translations by Brian Friel (Tyrone Guthrie Society at the Brian Friel Theatre, QUB)
2009 Pipe Dreams by JC (Prison Arts Foundation at HMP Maghaberry)
2009 Smilin' Through by Billy Cowan (Outburst Arts Festival, Brian Friel Theatre, QUB)
2008 The Kamikaze Ground Crew Reunion Dinner by Stewart Parker (QUB Studio Theatre)
2008 The Incident: An Etude, with Orna Akad and Dave Duggan (ISTR Conference, QUB)
2008 A Midsummer Night's Dream by William Shakespeare (An Grianan Theatre, Letterkenny)
2007 Image & Imagination (image theatre workshops at Al Midan Theatre, Haifa)
2007 The O'Neill by Thomas Kilroy (An Grianan Theatre, Letterkenny)
2006 Observatory by Daragh Carville (John Hewitt Summer School, Market Place Theatre, Armagh)
2004 The Government Inspector by Marie Jones, after Gogol (QUB Drama Dept. at the Lyric)
2002 Beowulf adapted from Seamus Heaney's translation (Tyrone Guthrie Society at the Great Hall, QUB)
2001 A Scene from the Bridge by Damian Gorman and Owen McCafferty (Ulster Youth Theatre)
2001 Translations/Forditasok by Brian Friel (Hungarian Theatre of Cluj, Romania)
2001 Iph... by Colin Teevan (Sligo Youth Theatre at The Factory, Sligo)

Research Students

Ellen Burns (Prison Theatre)
Adrian Margey (Entrepreneurship in the Arts)