Table of Contents

1. The Identity Politics of Martin McDonagh 2. Martin McDonagh’s Stagecraft 3. Comedy and Violence in The Beauty Queen of Leenane 4. The 'Ineffectual Father Welsh/Walsh': Anti-Catholicism and Catholicism in Martin McDonagh’s The Leenane Trilogy 5. Postmodern Theatricality in the Dutch/Flemish Adaptation of Martin McDonagh’s The Leenane Trilogy 6. Breaking Bodies: The Presence of Violence on Martin McDonagh’s Stage 7. Martin McDonagh and the Contemporary Gothic 8. The Pillowman: A New Story to Tell 9. 'Never Mind the Shamrocks' - Globalizing Martin McDonagh 10. Chronology of Martin McDonagh’s Life and Works

About the Author

Richard Rankin Russell is Assistant Professor of English at Baylor University.