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Origin Theatre's 1st Irish Awards

By Maggie Holland, Editorial Assistant
March / April 2019

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The crowd-pleasing rugby play Alone It Stands scored Best Production at the 2019 Origin 1st Irish Theatre Festival’s closing night festivities at the Manhattan Club at Rosie O’Grady’s in Times Square on January 28. Two critically acclaimed productions imported from Ireland – On Blueberry Hill and The Morning After the Life Before also had big wins, with On Blueberry Hill … [Read more...] about Origin Theatre's 1st Irish Awards

Origin Theatre’s 1st Irish Awards

By Maggie Holland, Editorial Assistant
March / April 2019

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The crowd-pleasing rugby play Alone It Stands scored Best Production at the 2019 Origin 1st Irish Theatre Festival’s closing night festivities at the Manhattan Club at Rosie O’Grady’s in Times Square on January 28. Two critically acclaimed productions imported from Ireland – On Blueberry Hill and The Morning After the Life Before also had big wins, with On Blueberry Hill … [Read more...] about Origin Theatre’s 1st Irish Awards

Weekly Comment: Origin 1st Irish is a Triumph

By Irish America Staff
October 7, 2016

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Stars of the Irish and Irish American stage triumph at the ninth-annual Origin's 1st Irish Theatre Festival in New York. Lovers of the smash HBO series Game of Thrones had the chance to see the infamous young King Joffrey (Jack Gleeson) in person over a couple of weeks off Broadway this fall. Gleason was just one of an incredible troupe of actors, writers, directors, and set … [Read more...] about Weekly Comment: Origin 1st Irish is a Triumph

Weekly Comment:
Origin 1st Irish is a Triumph

By Irish America Staff
October 7, 2016

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Stars of the Irish and Irish American stage triumph at the ninth-annual Origin's 1st Irish Theatre Festival in New York. Lovers of the smash HBO series Game of Thrones had the chance to see the infamous young King Joffrey (Jack Gleeson) in person over a couple of weeks off Broadway this fall. Gleason was just one of an incredible troupe of actors, writers, directors, and set … [Read more...] about Weekly Comment:
Origin 1st Irish is a Triumph

1st Irish Theater Festival in
NYC On Nine Stages

By Adam Farley, Deputy Editor
October / November 2015

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The only all-Irish theater festival in the world kicked off in September across nine stages in New York. Now in its eighth year, the 2015 Origin Theater Company’s 1st Irish Festival, founded by Origin’s artistic director, George C. Heslin, features nine productions from Belfast, Dublin, Limerick, and New York, including four U.S. premieres, three world premieres, and two … [Read more...] about 1st Irish Theater Festival in
NYC On Nine Stages