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10 Years of the Bloomsday Revel

IA Newsletter June 10, 2023

June 8, 2023 by Leave a Comment

Origin Theatre's 10th Bloomsday Revel

For the past 10 years Origin Theatre Company has teamed up with Bloom's Tavern to celebrate the anniversary of the publication of James Joyce's Ulysses with our annual Bloomsday Revel. Join us for a day of celebration on  Sunday, June 11, 2023, at 3:00 pm when we once again see some new faces and visit with old friends at Bloom's Tavern as we all lift a glass to Ulysses! Join … [Read more...] about 10 Years of the Bloomsday Revel

Des Bishop’s Mia Mamma Hits New York

By Tom Deignan
IA Newsletter January 8, 2022

January 6, 2022 by Leave a Comment

If “home” is a special but complicated word for most Irish people, this is doubly true for Des Bishop. Born in New York, Bishop went off to Ireland at the tender of age of 14. But what began as a kind of lark to make sure Bishop stayed focused on school turned into a calling as a popular comedian, performer, and TV personality. For years, Bishop has been doing the thankless … [Read more...] about Des Bishop’s Mia Mamma Hits New York

Origin 1st Irish Presents Des Bishop’s “Mia Mamma”

IA Newsletter January 1, 2022

December 29, 2021 by Leave a Comment

Five nights in four different venues across New York City.  Kicking off the festival starting January 6, Ireland’s mega-popular comedian and media figure (and Flushing native) Des Bishop brings us his new comedy show about the loss of his much-adored mom. This is the US premiere engagement of “Mia Mamma” which was beginning a national tour in Ireland in early 2020 before … [Read more...] about Origin 1st Irish Presents Des Bishop’s “Mia Mamma”

Bloody Sunday: Scenes from the Saville Inquiry

IA Newsletter January 22, 2022

December 29, 2021 by Leave a Comment

1st IRISH 2022 PRESENTS 50TH ANNIVERSARY COMMEMORATION OF BLOODY SUNDAY WITH IRISH ARTS CENTER 50 YEARS TO THE DAY ON SUNDAY Sunday, January 30, 2022 at 7:00pm EST Origin Theatre Company and the Irish Arts Center are jointly presenting a star-studded commemorative reading of Richard Norton-Taylor’s “Bloody Sunday: Scenes from the Saville Enquiry” to … [Read more...] about Bloody Sunday: Scenes from the Saville Inquiry

Mondays in May

IA Newsletter January 1, 2022

December 29, 2021 by 1 Comment

Origin Theatre Company is reviving its popular new-play reading series, “Mondays in May,” with staged readings of new shows read every Monday in a month packed with Mondays – five in all!  All readings will take place in the Financial District on Monday evenings at 7:30 at Beckett's Bar and Grill, 81 Pearl Street, New York, NY 10004. Readings are free and reservations are … [Read more...] about Mondays in May

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King William III (of Orange) landed in Ireland to confront former King James II. Ireland was controlled by Roman Catholics loyal to James, and Franco-Irish Jacobites arrived from France with French forces in March 1689 to join the war in Ireland and contest Protestant resistance at the Siege of Derry. William sent his navy to the city in July, and his army landed in August. After progress stalled, William personally intervened to lead his armies to victory over James at the Battle of the Boyne on 1 July 1690, after which James II fled back to France.

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