The Specifics of Contemporary Irish Drama

The thesis aims to describe the Irish drama in relation to the historical development of Ireland itself and consequently point out, how motives mirror within artwork of contemporary Irish playwright - Tom Murphy. The introduction touches the ways of Irish drama, while it concentrates on the period beginning with the first opening of Abbey Theatre. Second half deals with life and work of Tom Murphy, describing its specifics in detail, in particular one of his last plays - Alice Trilogy. Utmost attention is focused on appointing motives and topics that shaped Irish drama and theatre in general and looking for a solid common ground on which to base analyses and translation of Alice Trilogy. Conclusion summarizes intricacies of translating Murphy´s plays and problems with producing his work on Czech stages