Thomas Kilroyrsquo;s long and distinguished career is celebrated in this volume by new essays; panel discussions and an interview; reconsidering the work of one of Irelandrsquo;s most intellectually ambitious and technically imaginative playwrights. Contributors are drawn from both the academic and theatrical spheres; and include Nicholas Grene; Wayne Jordan; Patrick Mason; Christopher Murray and Lynne Parker. This volume follows Kilroyrsquo;s own practice of connecting the creative and the critical; and publishes for the first time an extract from his play lsquo;Blakersquo;. Illustrated with photographs from major productions; this book also reproduces previously unseen materials from the Thomas Kilroy Collection held in the James Hardiman Library; NUI Galway. "One of the great challenges of all Kilroyrsquo;s plays is posed by the extraordinary layers within them ... I suppose he remains one of the most challenging playwrights in the Irish canon to work with because he is working on all these levels". Patrick Mason; Director
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0 of 0 people found the following review helpful. Great bookBy PainterlyI have the print book and the kindle version for ease of use. I bought the print book when it first was released. I have just recently purchased the kindle version. Its a little weird to navigate chapters for patterns or really any book where you may want to jump around and see where you are;such as a cookbook or knitting/sewing pattern books using a kindle app. The kindle version isnt my favorite;but that doesnt reflect badly on the book itself. I just wanted a digital copy to take to knitting group etc with my iPad instead of carrying books with me. Most PDF patterns for Ravelry I can download to my iPad through KnitCompanion app via the Apple App Store. But this book is only offered in print or kindle;not through Ravelry as a PDF ebook. Im not sorry I bought the kindle version. I knit patterns from this book a lot for mittens and gloves and I really like being able to just grab my iPad and throw it into my bag. So; print book 5 stars. Kindle version 4 stars. Its still easy enough to use and much more convenient when carrying multiple projects.2 of 2 people found the following review helpful. beautiful to look at; but best for advanced knittersBy ViolettaThis is a truly beautiful book; worthy of having on any knitters coffee table. One could almost look forward to winter when you see the attractive and warm mittens; gloves; and fingerless gloves in the photos. For ideas on how to layer the gloves; beading techniques; and a variety of unusual designs; this book is worth having. I have now had it for almost a year though and never actually made anything from it. I have tried to choose something to knit several times; but each time I abandoned the plan; because I find the instructions quite daunting. My conclusion is that this is a book mainly for advanced knitters.I am certainly not a beginner at knitting. Ive been at it for many years; have followed instructions easily in the past; and made all sorts of things from hats and scarves to long-sleeved sweaters. Ive followed charts; made cables; and done a variety of stitches; but for this book I dont feel well-prepared at all. There are a great many abbreviations that are uncommon; such as Wrp-t; wyib; wyif; M1R and M1L. If you are familiar with these; then you would probably do fine with this book. I tried to follow the simplest pattern in the book; and the abbreviations were still quite daunting. I think if I actually do make anything from it; I will write out the directions without the abbreviations (using the key that is provided at the end of the book) in order to manage more easily.But on the good side: the variety of gloves; mittens; and fingerless gloves is superb. There are designs here that I have never seen before; and theyre very cute and warm too. They would make great gifts; and many have directions for childrens sizes as well as several different adult sizes (including for men). I love the idea of layering the fingerless gloves over regular ones.9 of 9 people found the following review helpful. Lovely bookBy CikkI am so pleased with this purchase. I am an avid knitter and crocheter; and have a huge collection of pattern books - and a huge pile of them are on their way to charity shops because theyre disappointing! This isnt. There are so many pairs of mittens and gloves I want to make from the book... and to think I bought it on an impulse; which basically went - hey! Good idea! Small amount of yarn; fast and useful projects - check it out!I have earmarked a bunch of projects and have already made a couple. Instructions are clear and easy to follow; and I like that she has a list of the yarns used in the projects at the back of the books where they are sorted by weight - why dont more knitting books do this? There are tons of helpful hints; and copious illustrations. Gorgeous. There are a variety of fingerless gloves; gloves with short fingers; gloves; mittens; gauntlets... theres lacework; intarsia; beadwork; cabling; motifs - very original and very tempting. I am even tempted to try some of the full fingered gloves even though I know they will be fiddly....Recommended. Highly!
