Aug 25
The Sean O’Casey Festival 2024 will take place from Saturday 7th September until Friday 20th September. Here are all the events announced so far, with some more to follow. We have a fantastic line up this year, with both Irish and International performers, some familiar faces joining us again and some appearing for the first …
Aug 25
The Sean O’Casey Festival 2024 is proud to presents Mary Goggin’s mind- blowing and multiple award-winning solo show, “Runaway Princess, a Hopeful Tale of Heroin, Hooking and Happiness,” for 3 performances September 16th, 17th, 18th. TICKETS “Blew me away…rowdy, irreverent, salacious, gracious, insightful, riveting. ” ~ Malachy McCourt, WBAI Radio In Runaway Princess… Goggin, a writer/actor, featured …
Apr 18
‘In the Shadows of the Gunmen: Sean O’Casey and the Irish Revolution’ Saturday 22nd April @ 2.30pm in Charleville Mall Library: This month marks the 100th anniversary of the premiere of ‘Shadow of a Gunman’ at the Abbey Theatre. This was the first of the famous Dublin Trilogy of plays by Sean O’Casey, and would …
Sep 18
This collection was created for Culture Night 2020. It can be watched as a playlist (above) , which will carry us through the life of Sean O’Casey from childhood through to his last farewell to Dublin. Each contribution can also be enjoyed separately (below) . Join the cast members of the RTE documentary “O’Casey in …
Sep 16
We all watched the two-part documentary “O’Casey in the Estate” on RTE back in July. It followed the plans to stage a production of ‘Plough and the Stars” using a non-professional cast. We all watched the emotional scenes and shared the shock & sadness as the once in a lifetime opportunity to step onto the …
Dec 15
This feature length documentary , made in conjunction with the East Wall History Group is now available on DVD . It is currently available from the following outlets in Dublin , Galway and Kerry : Tower Records , Golden Discs, OMG @zhivago, Galway, Easons, Irish Film Institute, Music Express, Killarney. It is also available mail-order …
Sep 26
The critically acclaimed documentary, made with the participation of the East Wall History Group, will be in the cinema for a limited period beginning on Friday 27th September . It can be seen at Dundrum ,Swords, Gorey and Dungarvan . The film was a success when it premiered to a sold out audience at the …
Aug 31
See here for further details and tickets : https://www.eventbrite.ie/o/the-sean-ocasey-festival-17781759064
Sep 09
“It’ll have what’s far better- it’ll have two mothers” Sean O’Casey is one of Ireland’s most famous playwrights , with his major works being as compelling today as when they were first performed almost a century ago. His most memorable characters are based on real life Dubliner’s he knew and observed , including many from …
