{"product_id":"9781350369696","title":"Day in May","description":"\u003ch3\u003eModern Plays\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003ch1\u003eDay in May\u003c\/h1\u003e\u003ch3\u003eColin Murphy\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cb\u003ePerforming Arts \/ Theater \/ Playwriting\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eThere's a million in the middle - and they might go either way.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eOn May 22nd, 2015, the people of Ireland voted resoundingly for marriage equality - making Ireland the first country in the world to introduce gay marriage by popular vote.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eLittle about Ireland's 20th-century history suggested that the country would find itself at the vanguard of LGBT+ rights. “Homosexual conduct may lead a mildly homosexually-orientated person into a way of life from which he may never recover,” warned the Irish Supreme Court in 1982. Homosexuality remained criminalised till 1993.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBut a long, hard fight by determined activists, as well as the individual efforts and sacrifices of thousands of ordinary people, gradually made the case for gay rights and, eventually, marriage equality. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eColin Murphy's documentary drama, based on interviews by the journalist Charlie Bird, charts the arc of that fight - culminating in the fervour of the final campaign weeks - interwoven with the personal stories of some of those who were touched by it.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThis edition was published to coincide with the presentation of \u003ci\u003eA Day in May\u003c\/i\u003e at Dublin's Pavilion Theatre in Dun Laoghaire, in October 2022.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003eColin Murphy writes plays about politics, and journalism. He is the author of a series of plays on Irish political history: \u003ci\u003eHaughey\/Gregory\u003c\/i\u003e, on the 1982 \"Gregory Deal”, \u003ci\u003eInside the GPO,\u003c\/i\u003e on the Easter Rising\u003ci\u003e, Guaranteed!,\u003c\/i\u003e on the bank guarantee of 2008, \u003ci\u003eand Bailed Out!\u003c\/i\u003e, on the subsequent crisis and Troika “bailout” of 2010, all produced by Fishamble. He adapted the latter two for screen, as \u003ci\u003eThe Guarantee\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eThe Bailout\u003c\/i\u003e (both produced by John Kelleher Media). He adapted the Charlie Bird book \u003ci\u003eA Day in May\u003c\/i\u003e for the stage. His verbatim dramas\u003ci\u003e, Jack Duggan's War\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eJudging Shaw\u003c\/i\u003e (based on Fintan O'Toole's book of the same name) have been staged by ANU Productions. His short film \u003ci\u003eLeave to Remain\u003c\/i\u003e was made for RTÉ Storyland (produced by Treasure Entertainment). He writes a weekly column for the Sunday Business Post.\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ctable\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePublication Date: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e09 November 2022\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePublisher: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eBloomsbury Academic\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eImprint: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eMethuen Drama\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eISBN-13: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e9781350369696\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eFormat: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePaperback softback\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePage Count: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e96\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eWeight (oz): \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e3.52\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e","brand":"Bloomsbury Academic","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51369622143116,"sku":"9781350369696","price":14.36,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0710\/9545\/1788\/files\/getimage_a6ea5cba-b0df-4fda-93fe-08a017916d6d.jpg?v=1783879891","url":"https:\/\/fh90cf-fv.myshopify.com\/products\/9781350369696","provider":"Late Knight Books and Services, LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}