Welcome to the Irish Theatrical Diaspora

The ITD develops and co-ordinates research on the production and reception of Irish drama in its local, national, and international contexts

LATEST NEWS

New! THE NORTH: Exile, Diaspora, Troubled Performance
The 9th Annual Irish Theatrical Diaspora Conference
School of Creative Arts, University of Ulster, Derry/Londonderry
June 8-9, 2012
See Call for Papers (due Feb 10, 2012)

Two Upcoming Shaw conferences:

“G.B. Shaw: Back in Town", University College Dublin, May 29-June 1, 2012.
Download Call for Papers Deadline: 27 January, 2012

Ninth Annual Shaw Symposium: Misalliance & The Millionairess
Shaw Festival, Niagara-on-the-Lake, Ontario, July 27-29, 2012 Focus:
Download Call for Papers Deadline: 1 May, 2012

Shakespearian Performance in Ireland, 1660-1904
- A comprehensive, searchable database containing almost three
centuries of Shakespearian theatre in Ireland -
is now online. Please try it out!

Registration is now closed for the
Irish Theatrical Diaspora Conference, Toronto 2011
April 15-16, 2011
The Graduate Centre for Study of Drama, University of Toronto.

Production History Databases Now Online:
The Internationalization of Irish Drama, 1975-2005 Research Project
has produced three comprehensive production histories in the form of searchable databases. These include:

The Dublin Theatre Festival 1957-present
Abbey Theatre International Tours 1975-2005
Druid Theatre International Tours 1975-2005

Performing Shakespeare in Ireland, 1660-1922
Moore Institute, National University of Ireland, Galway
3-4 September 2010
Conference Announcement

International Shaw Society, 2010 Call for Papers
Summer Shaw Symposium - July 23-25. Shaw Festival Canada, Niagara-on-the-Lake, Ontario (Abstracts & Grant applications due April 15)
Fall Shaw Symposium - Oct 22-23. ShawChicago Theatre Company, Chicago (Abstracts & Grant applications due July 1)

2010 Irish Theatrical Diaspora Conference, 15-16 April, 2010
Manchester Metropolitan University
Early registration deadline: April 12

Workshop for Teachers
Saturday 6 March, 2010 at the Abbey Theatre

Post-doctoral fellowship in Irish Drama
deadline 3 April 2009
Competition now closed.

2009 Irish Theatrical Diaspora Conference,
17-18 April 2009
National University of Ireland, Galway

ITD Publication: Interactions: the Dublin Theatre Festival 1957-2007 - available now

ITD Publications: Special Issue of Etudes Irlandaises on French and Irish theatres: influences and interactions.

ITD Publication: Irish Theatre in England and Irish Theatre on Tour now in print

Doctoral Fellowships for IRCHSS Special Project - scheme now closed