Rarely reprinted, rarely staged, and often entirely unpublished, Flann O’Brien’s works for the stage and television are speculative, inventive, and as wickedly funny as his novels.
In the same spirit as his novels, O'Brien's plays are speculative, inventive, wickedly funny, and a delightful addition to his collected works—now available at last: this volume collects Flann O'Brien's dramatic work into a single volume, includingThirstFaustus Kelly, andThe Insect Play: A Rhapsody on Saint Stephen's Green. It also includes several plays and teleplays that have never before seen print, includingThe Dead Spit of Kelly (of which a film version is in production by Michael Garland)The Boy from Ballytearim, andAn Scian (only recently discovered), as well as teleplays from the RTÉ seriesO'Dea's Your Man andTh' Oul Lad of Kilsalaher.