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Hibernia Arts:
Enda Walsh Gets a Revival and a Premiere

By Adam Farley, Deputy Editor
February / March 2018

January 29, 2018 by Leave a Comment

Irish playwright Enda Walsh had a bit of a New York moment in January, with the joint stagings of two of his plays. In Manhattan, his 1996 play Disco Pigs is being revived for its 20th anniversary at the Irish Repertory Theater, starring Harry Potter actress Evanna Lynch and Colin Campbell as the drama’s sole characters, Runt and Pig. The play, which has ben extended through … [Read more...] about Hibernia Arts:
Enda Walsh Gets a Revival and a Premiere

Hibernia Arts:
Hayley Mills Stars in New Irish Play

By Adam Farley, Deputy Editor
February / March 2018

January 29, 2018 by Leave a Comment

Party Face, a new comedy by Irish writer Isobel Mahon, made its Off-Broadway debut as part of the 10th annual Origin 1st Irish Theatre Festival in New York in January, starring Hayley Mills, of Parent Trap and Pollyanna fame. Directed by Amanda Bearse, the play is staged at the New York City Center and runs through April 8. It originally premiered in Ireland last year and had a … [Read more...] about Hibernia Arts:
Hayley Mills Stars in New Irish Play

Hibernia Arts:
An Irish Riot

By Adam Farley, Deputy Editor
February / March 2018

January 29, 2018 by Leave a Comment

In February, New York City’s Irish Arts Center will stage a three-night run of one of the most unique Irish theater spectacles of the year. The production, called RIOT, won Best Production at the 2016 Dublin Fringe Festival and sold out shows in Sydney, Australia, in January. Starring legendary Irish drag queen Panti Bliss, the cabaret also features a host of aerial artists, … [Read more...] about Hibernia Arts:
An Irish Riot

Hibernia Arts:
Irish Win at the Golden Globes

By Adam Farley, Deputy Editor
February / March 2018

January 29, 2018 by Leave a Comment

The 2018 Golden Globe Awards were a smash success for Irish names in the movie business, with Saoirse Ronan winning Best Actress in a Motion Picture – Musical or Comedy for her starring role in Lady Bird, and Martin McDonagh’s Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri picking up four statues, including Best Movie – Drama. McDonagh himself won for Best Screenplay, and the film’s … [Read more...] about Hibernia Arts:
Irish Win at the Golden Globes

Danville and New Ross Poised to Become Official Friends

New Ross Standard
February / March 2018

January 29, 2018 by Leave a Comment

New Ross, County Wexford, is to be linked with a town in California where playwright Eugene O’Neill lived. O’Neill’s Tao House in Danville, California, near the San Francisco Bay, is preserved as a historic site. New Ross district manager Sinéad Casey said that in recognition of the great American playwright’s New Ross heritage, a proposal is in place to formally link the two … [Read more...] about Danville and New Ross Poised to Become Official Friends

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