Hugh Leonard’s play, The Poker Session, treats the themes of betrayal and blame.  The playwright discussed some of the play’s … More

Hugh Leonard’s stage adaptation betrays his life-long attachment to the work of Charles Dickens, especially Great Expectations. “My great-aunt Julia … More

“I advertise daily for an au pair, but it seems to be a dying genre. I’m afraid you were inimitable, … More

Following his success in adapting Joyce for the stage in Stephen D. in 1962, Hugh Leonard went on to adapt … More

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 (also The Quick) A one act play by Hugh Leonard. The action takes … More

Mick and Mick, Hugh Leonard’s play of 1966, provides a good example of the difficulties of cataloguing his work. In … More

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