Outputs (18)

Coffee, cake & culture : evaluation of an art for health programme for older people in the community (2014)
Journal Article
Roe, B., McCormick, S., Lucas, T., Gallagher, W., Winn, A., & Elkin, S. (2016). Coffee, cake & culture : evaluation of an art for health programme for older people in the community. Dementia, 15(4), 539-559. https://doi.org/10.1177/1471301214528927

Arts for health initiatives and networks are being developed in a number of countries and an international literature is emerging on the evidence of their benefits to people's health, wellbeing and quality of life. Engagement in cultural and creative... Read More about Coffee, cake & culture : evaluation of an art for health programme for older people in the community.

Heroes with Their Hands in the Air: Memory and Commemoration in Contemporary Documentary Theatre (2013)
Journal Article
McCormick, S. Heroes with Their Hands in the Air: Memory and Commemoration in Contemporary Documentary Theatre. Kritika, 21/22, 500-515. https://doi.org/10.13185/KK2013.02116

Documentary theatre has the capacity to confront and challenge its audience; however, there are occasions when examples from the genre avoid confrontation. These examples might not promote ideas consistent with the political status quo; neither, howe... Read More about Heroes with Their Hands in the Air: Memory and Commemoration in Contemporary Documentary Theatre.

The Darkest Corner: documenting institutional abuse and its consequences at the Abbey Theatre (2012)
Journal Article
McCormick, S. (2012). The Darkest Corner: documenting institutional abuse and its consequences at the Abbey Theatre. Irish Studies Review, 20(2), 179-191. https://doi.org/10.1080/09670882.2012.679216

Documentary theatre, as a theatrical genre, has not maintained a continuous presence in Irish theatre. The Darkest Corner series, produced in 2010 by the Abbey Theatre, Dublin, Ireland's National Theatre is, therefore, one of the first examples of Ir... Read More about The Darkest Corner: documenting institutional abuse and its consequences at the Abbey Theatre.

Verbatim theatre and The Voice of Dissent (2012)
Book Chapter
McCormick, S. (2012). Verbatim theatre and The Voice of Dissent. In S. Brisset, & N. Doody (Eds.), Voicing Dissent: New Perspectives in Irish Criticism (61-69). Dublin: Irish Academic Press

Voicing Dissent is a collection of critical essays exploring the idea of dissent in contemporary Irish Studies. Prominent in these essays are radical points of view, alternative readings, contentious texts, and some unusual and innovative approaches... Read More about Verbatim theatre and The Voice of Dissent.

'And You Dinnay Want Tay Join The Army?' Friendship, Conflict and Kinship in Gregory Burke's Black Watch (2009)
Book Chapter
McCormick, S. (2009). 'And You Dinnay Want Tay Join The Army?' Friendship, Conflict and Kinship in Gregory Burke's Black Watch. In Friends and Foes Volume I: Friendship and Conflict in Philosophy and the Arts (67-76). Cambridge Scholars Publishing

This chapter examines the performance of kinship and friendship in the Black Watch regiment and its representation on stage in Burke’s play of the same name. Through a critical examination of performance and performativity, the chapter explores the c... Read More about 'And You Dinnay Want Tay Join The Army?' Friendship, Conflict and Kinship in Gregory Burke's Black Watch.

Back on Stage: Movements in Irish Theater, 2006 (2007)
Journal Article
McCormick, S. (2007). Back on Stage: Movements in Irish Theater, 2006. #Journal not on list, 11(3), 145-152

Can We Talk About Death?
Other
McCormick, S. (2023). Can We Talk About Death?. [Live performance]

Building on previous research in The Death Dinner Project: A study of the efficacy of autobiographical performance to provide a prompt for conversations on death and dying, this project explores the adaptation process undertaken to develop intimate... Read More about Can We Talk About Death?.

Performance, death and dinner : autobiography and commensality, prompts for conversations around death and dying
Presentation / Conference
McCormick, S. Performance, death and dinner : autobiography and commensality, prompts for conversations around death and dying. Presented at International Federation for Theatre Research Annual Conference 2021, National University of Ireland, Galway/Online

This paper explores the origins, development and outcomes of my 2019 Practice as Research project entitled Death, Dinner and Performance: A Study of the Efficacy of Performance to Enhance Conversations Around Death and Dying. The project brought toge... Read More about Performance, death and dinner : autobiography and commensality, prompts for conversations around death and dying.