An epic drama of love, loyalty and betrayal this play spans the last thirty years of Northern Ireland’s turbulent history. Through the stories of poets, politicians, churchmen and men of violence, finnegan exposes the infinite complexity of one of the longest wars this century. Of interest to readers of Irish literature, politics and history, Dead Faces Laugh provides a unique historical overview of the troubles’, a view which is of relevance to those undergoing similar conflicts in various countries worldwide. Seamus Finnegan has written extensively for the theatre, radio, television and film. His plays have been performed internationally. Other publications include North (four plays) and The Cemetery of Europe (three plays). James Joyce and the Israelites and Dialogues in Exile is published by Harwood Academic Publishers, as is It’s All Blarney (four plays). Robert Wilcher is Senior Lecturer in English Literature at the University of Birmingham, UK.