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The Poker Session
Hugh Leonard’s play, The Poker Session, treats the themes of betrayal and blame. The playwright discussed some of the play’s … More
Great Expectations
Hugh Leonard’s stage adaptation betrays his life-long attachment to the work of Charles Dickens, especially Great Expectations. “My great-aunt Julia … More
The Au Pair Man
“I advertise daily for an au pair, but it seems to be a dying genre. I’m afraid you were inimitable, … More
Leonard and McGahern – The Barracks
The Barracks, Hugh Leonard’s adaptation of the 1963 novel by John McGahern, premiered in 1969 at the Dublin Theatre Festival. … More
Leonard, Joyce and Dubliners
Following his success in adapting Joyce for the stage in Stephen D. in 1962, Hugh Leonard went on to adapt … More
Hugh Leonard, playwright
The Irish playwright Hugh Leonard (1926-2009) described writing as “an illness, a virus that no science can isolate and cure”. … More
The Late Arrival of the Incoming Aircraft
The Late Arrival of the Incoming Aircraft (also The Quick) A one act play by Hugh Leonard. The action takes … More
Award curios and questions
There is at least one curiosity and one question in the awards listed in our page on Hugh Leonard’s “Awards … More
Mick and Mick – and other names
Mick and Mick, Hugh Leonard’s play of 1966, provides a good example of the difficulties of cataloguing his work. In … More
Summer
Summer Towards the end of Hugh Leonard’s life he expressed the view that Summer was his best play. This article … More
Illustrating this site
Depending on the device that you are using, you may see less or more of the background image for this … More