Queer Performance and Contemporary Ireland: Dissent and Disorientation (Contemporary Performance InterActions) - Hardcover

"Walsh offers an eloquent, beautifully parsed analysis of LGBTQ performance in Ireland, and the affective history and potential of the nation itself, seen through queer theatre. With a deft touch, Walsh develops deeply thought, persuasive, moving arguments about the vital social and performative projects of queer Irish artists." (Jill Dolan, Annan Professor of English, Princeton University, USA)

"This important study captures Irish theatre at a moment of major transition, showing how queer performance practices are changing our understanding of how drama is made and received, both in Northern Ireland and the Republic. Methodologically rich and engagingly written, the book gives much needed attention to such figures as Panti Bliss, Amy Conroy, Neil Watkins and Wayne Jordan. It will be of great value to scholars of Irish theatre, and is a significant contribution to the study of queer performance internationally." (Patrick Lonergan, Professor of Drama and Theatre Studies, National University of Ireland, Galway)

“[a]n accessible and enjoyable read that will be useful for any study of Irish LGBT socio-cultural history and Irish performance history as well as anyone interested in the wider trajectory of Queer arts and Queer theory in Western culture.” (Lazlo Pearlman, New Theatre Quarterly)

“The arguments presented in this book are as challenging and thought provoking as the individual performances examined. It is a highly interdisciplinary work that offers deeply persuasive arguments for the vital importance of queer performance in Ireland...This comprehensive text is a completely necessary read and is an excellent addition to the field of Irish theatre and performance studies. Walsh provides an unparalleled insight into queer performance in Ireland, and the book as a whole is well written, cleverly edited, and highly informative for the academic and the casual reader.” (Carole Quigley, Irish University Review)

This book examines the surge of queer performance produced across Ireland since the first stirrings of the Celtic Tiger in the mid-1990s, up to the passing of the Marriage Equality referendum in the Republic in 2015.