Plays & Poetry

It exemplifies Marina Carr's work: storytelling that pushes the boundaries of love, power and desire. Draw coal. A Landmark Productions and Abbey Theatre co-production, it opened at the Abbey Theatre, Dublin, in February 2024.

Marina Carr brings a contemporary Irish lens to the pain and beauty of Sophocles' Theban trilogy, in two new plays - The Boy and The God and His Daughter - published together here. The Boy was first performed at the Abbey Theatre, Dublin, in September 2025.

Set in the mysterious landscape of the bogs of rural Ireland, Carr's lyrical and timeless play tells the story of Hester Swane, an Irish traveller with a deep and unearthly connection to her land.

Carr's poems explore the lives of two women who lived contemporaneously but never met Dorothy Wordsworth and Mary Ann McCracken. The poems reflect how they lived their lives alongside their more famous brothers, with Mary Ann's political strength carrying her through tragedy and Dorothy's calmer "foxglove feeling" for life.

In Alvy Carragher’s compelling new collection journeys are strivings to escape.

In Alvy Carragher’s compelling new collection journeys are strivings to escape.

T.S. Eliot Prize-shortlisted poet Joe Carrick-Varty's outstanding second collection unflinchingly looks at inheritance, pain and memory.