Alex Coupe is Research Associate at the Institute of Irish Studies working on ‘The Art of Reconciliation: Do reconciliation-funded arts projects transform conflict?’ a project funded by the Arts and Humanities Research Council. He is a specialist in contemporary theatre and performance, with a particular focus on the interface of performance history, gender and political economy in Ireland. He was previously an Associate Lecturer in Theatre and Performance at Goldsmiths, University of London, where he completed his PhD on the gender politics of performance in post-Agreement Northern Ireland. His writing has been published in Études irlandaises and the Irish Times.