by build_1h7qoh | Jul 3, 2024 | Culture, Film, Theatre, Writing
As part of Bloomsday Festival at the James Joyce Centre, on Friday, June 14th, in an act of creative synergy that Joyce himself would be proud of, we did a pop-up scene reading from my play “Brancusi Bird”, by way of introduction, and of welcome, to Amanda...
by build_1h7qoh | May 15, 2023 | Culture, Dance History, Theatre, Writing
It was magical to bring a few scenes from my new play “Brancusi Bird” to life for the first time at Ranelagh Festival on Saturday May 13th in Lios na nÓg, with fabulous actors Sarah Lafferty, Bairbre ní Chaoimh, David Herlihy, and Darragh Scannell. Here...
by build_1h7qoh | Dec 25, 2022 | Culture, Dance, Dance History, Projects, Theatre, Writing
After dark on Saint Lucia’s Day, Wednesday, December 13th, we presented a four part immersive experience at the James Joyce Centre entitled “Come and See Me, I’m a Crossword Puzzle” to mark the 40th anniversary of Lucia Joyce’s...
by build_1h7qoh | Jul 23, 2021 | Photography, Writing
I’m delighted to be included in the first issue of this stylish new journal “New Transatlantic Dialogues”, edited by Gregory Betts and Lucy Collins, designed by Simon O’Connor of MoLI, from where it can be purchased.
by build_1h7qoh | Jun 17, 2020 | Culture, Dance, Dance History, Documentaries, Podcasts, Radio, Writing
It was such an honour to hear my “fabulous work” on Lucia Joyce mentioned in President Michael D Higgins’ wonderful Bloomsday Speech yesterday evening. I am still recovering! President Higgins’ speech was extraordinary, not only passionately...
by build_1h7qoh | May 14, 2020 | Books, Culture, Writing
I reviewed a fascinating book entitled “Thomas Mac Greevy and the Rise of the Irish Avant-Garde” by Francis Hutton Williams in the latest issue of The Irish Review. Mac Greevy is an important person in piecing together the lost story of Lucia Joyce, which...
