Contents: Introduction [x] In Conversation 1. Ben Barnes Martin Drury [1] 2. Sebastian Barry Ger Fitzgibbon [16] 3. Dermot Bolger Jim O'Hanion [29] 4. Jason Byrne Willie White [43] 5. Marina Carr Melissa Sihra [55] 6. Daragh Carville Clenn Paterson [64] 7. Michael Colgan Jeananne Crowley [76] 8. Frank Conway John Kavanagh [90] 9. Anne Deviin Enrica Cerquoni [107] 10. Joe Dowling Tony 6 Dalaigh [124] 11. Bernard Farrell Jim Nolan [140] 12. Olwen Fouere Melissa Sihra [155] 13. Ben Hennessy Pat Kiernan Ger FitzGibbon [167] 14. Declan Hughes Ryan Tubridy [181] 15. Carry Hynes Cathy Leeney [195] 16. Marie Jones Pat Moylan [213] 17. John B. Keane Michael Scott [220] 18. Raymond Keane Eric Weitz [224] 19. Tom Kilroy Gerry Dukes [240] 20. Hugh Leonard Pat Donlon [252] 21.Tim Loane David Grant [264] 22. Tomis Mac Anna Karen Carleton [277] 23. Barry McCovern Michael Ross [290] 24. Frank McCuinness Joseph Long [298] 25. Tom Macintyre Fiach MacCongail [308] 26. Patrick Mason Colm O Briain [319] 27. Paul Mercier Jim Culleton [331] 28. Eleanor Methven Carol Moore Helen Lojek [342] 29. Tom Murphy Eamonn Jordan [355] 30. Paddy O'Dwyer Geraldine O'Neill [366] 31. Fintan O'Toole Redmond O'Hafflon [377] 32. Lynne Parker Loughlin Deegan [393] 33. Billy Roche Conor McPherson [409] 34. Annie Ryan Michael West Luke Clancy [424] 35. Phyllis Ryan John P. Kelly [432] 36. Peter Sheridan Deirdre Mulrooney [443] 37. Gerard Stembridge Hugh Linehan [459] 38. Enda Walsh Emelie Fitzgibbon [471] 39. Vincent Woods Kevin Barry [481]