Nature of event: Performance and discussion of genesis of riverrun, a one-woman show interpreting the role of the River in James Joyce’s Finnegans Wake, and at the end of the season, a discussion between the creator, Olwen Fouére and Professor Ronán McDonald. Where: Adelaide Festival and University of Adelaide, respectively. When: The show runs at … Continue reading
Riverrun, an adaptation of the last section of Finnegans Wake, by Olwen Fouéré, had its genesis in Sydney in 2011…. Continue reading
Foley produced art for the world, not just for his home nation. Continue reading
The Welsh experiment in nationalist utopianism…. Continue reading
We are indebted to Professor Chandler for placing Edgeworth’s fine novel before us. It is a multi-faceted work deserving of much study for its range of characters, comedy, satire, social commentary, philosophy and scholarship. Continue reading
‘Dear boy, you’ll be shot’, Edward Martyn’s comment was sadly prophetic as MacDonagh left his last business meeting with colleagues in the Irish Theatre. Continue reading
Hubert Butler’s essays have an elegiac quality: he mourns a class he thinks might have enriched the nation by building more robust debates around topics like religion and class… Continue reading
The story of a quilt which articulates the dreams of Utopians wherever they manifest for a place where there is no rich or poor, no master or slave, where all are equal, and where access to land, healthcare and education is the basis for a society that knows not want and misery…. Continue reading
A free concert this coming Sunday 18 Jan. 15 Continue reading
On 17 December 2014, Adrian McKinty, a master of Belfast crime fiction now living in Melbourne, was interviewed by Felicity Allen, one of the Tinteán editors, about his Sean Duffy trilogy. By popular demand, the trilogy is soon to be extended to a fourth novel. Continue reading
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