Brian Merriman: 18 and Coming of Age

The Director's Cut. IRL 2021, 320 pp., brochure, € 17.95
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The International Dublin Gay Theatre Festival is the world's biggest festival of LGBTQ theatre. »18 and Coming of Age« explores the many events, successes, dramas and tribulations that brought the Festival to its 18th birthday in 2021. Part Two of the book publishes the winning plays of the 2021 Festival - an opportunity for Irish and Irish resident playwrights. Comedies ... Weiterlesen

Brian Merriman: The Plays Inside

22 Irish LGBTQ Plays from a Time of Isolation. IRL 2020, 273 pp., brochure, € 17.95
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22 new LGBTQ themed dramatic works from Irish playwrights across the nation - a diverse range of new Irish LGBTQ comedy and drama since the Covid 19 pandemic dimmed the lights of the 17th International Dublin Gay Theatre Festival in May 2020.

Brian Merriman: 10 HISstories

Stage Stories Through Decriminalisation Ireland 25th Anniversary. Ireland 2018, 138 pp., brochure, € 19.95
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»10 HISstories« is a book of ten Irish gay-themed short story plays from the founder of the International Dublin Gay Theatre Festival. Playwright, Brian Merriman turns real life stories into contemporary short plays, inspired by people affected by the criminalisation finally erased from the Irish Statute books in 1993. Ireland of the 1980s wasn't a pleasant place to live for ... Weiterlesen

Brian Merriman: Eirebrushed

A one act play. Ireland 2016, 102 pp., brochure, € 10.00
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There are 4 equal players aged from 20s up to 50s at the director's discretion. The actors, dressed in stylised black costume, are all in normal conversation throughout and will evolve into their heroic characters. There are direct quotes within the play, they are original text from the writings of the historical character and are a bridge between their time ... Weiterlesen

Brian Merriman: Wilde Stages in Dublin

A Decade of Gay Theatre. Ireland 2013, 254 pp., brochure, € 19.95
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»Wilde« - a term that survived the constructed shame of criminalisation of love for over a century. The name Wilde allowed for some visibility and discussion of a human circumstance, that law intended to obliterate and punish. This book is a personal memoir of the various stages in law, religion, advocacy and campaign that overturned the repression in some countries ... Weiterlesen