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Creative Testimony

Adapting Flann O’Brien’s ‘The Brother’

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Theatre director Andrew Sherlock describes in detail the challenge of adapting Myles na gCopaleen's 'The Brother' columns for the stage, including a detailed overview of the conceptualisation and rehearsal process. Includes a reflection of O'Nolan's place in the comic theatrical tradition, from the Commedia through Phillipe Gaulier’s buffoon clown, to Jacques Le Coq’s mime training 

Keywords: Jacques Le Coq, Phillipe Gaulier, Commedia, Adaptation, Performance, Theatre, The Brother, Cruiskeen Lawn, Myles na gCopaleen

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Sherlock, A., (2013) “Adapting Flann O’Brien’s ‘The Brother’”, The Parish Review: Journal of Flann O'Brien Studies 1(2), 53-59. doi: https://doi.org/10.16995/pr.3339

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