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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.