A Festival of Irish Theatre

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September 3 to October 1, 2012

First Irish 2012

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Last year's festival:

Temporal Powers

Wednesday, August 3rd, 2011 to Sunday, October 2nd, 2011

Playing at: Mint Theatre

Temporal Powers tells the moving story of a great love straining under the weight of conflicting passions. Desperate and destitute, Michael and Min Powers take refuge for the night in a crumbling ruin.  Buried within the walls could be the … Continue reading

A Night With George

Monday, September 5th, 2011 to Sunday, October 2nd, 2011

Playing at: Times Square Arts Center

Not every woman gets to spend a night with George Clooney, but Bridie Murphy does! Let’s face it, Bridie’s life hasn’t been all parties and premieres like George’s, but it’s a life full of drama nonetheless. Over the course of … Continue reading

Cirque De Légume

Tuesday, September 6th, 2011 to Sunday, October 2nd, 2011

Playing at: 59E59 Theaters

The award-winning Cirque de Légume shows how beautiful life can be if we only stop to play with it and laugh. Submerge yourself in 50 minutes of pure mayhem as two delightful idiots put on stage the greatest vegetable circus … Continue reading

Bogboy

Wednesday, September 7th, 2011 to Sunday, September 25th, 2011

Playing at: Irish Arts Center

When heroin addict Brigit leaves the chaos of her life in Dublin she meets reclusive local farmer Hughie Dolan and finds her first hopes for a future…but the idyllic life she imagines in Meath soon unravels. From award-winning Dublin playwright … Continue reading

Noah and the Tower Flower

Wednesday, September 7th, 2011 to Sunday, October 2nd, 2011

Playing at: The Drilling Company Theatre

Noah and the Tower Flower is about two highly strung individuals, being tender to each other.  But falling in love could threaten their happiness. Winner of the Irish Times Best New Play Award and the Stewart Parker Trust Award. NOAH … Continue reading

Dublin by Lamplight

Thursday, September 8th, 2011 to Sunday, October 2nd, 2011

Playing at: 59E59 Theaters

Take an epic and fantastical journey that combines Irish history with the garish – and anything for a cheap gag.  Amidst the filth and fury of Dublin 1904, the theatrical event of the century is about to explode. Will the … Continue reading

Lucia’s Chapters of Coming Forth by Day

Wednesday, September 14th, 2011 to Sunday, September 25th, 2011

Playing at: Mabou Mines

Mabou Mines’ LUCIA’S CHAPTERS of Coming Forth by Day explores the life and after-life of Lucia Joyce, the adored daughter of James Joyce. LUCIA’S CHAPTERS traverses Lucia’s institutionalization, her father’s celebrity, and the playful dream world of her father’s creation. … Continue reading

Reflections – An Evening of Women’s Voices

Thursday, September 15th, 2011 to Sunday, October 2nd, 2011

Playing at: Stage Left Studio

Twinkletoes by Jennifer Johnston and Forgotten Milk by Bernard McMullan. Derry City. Two women, two generations, one story. On the night of her daughter’s wedding, Karen returns home alone, reflecting on the life she is living because of her terrorist … Continue reading

Mickey Bo and Me – 1st Irish on Film

Friday, September 16th, 2011 to Friday, September 16th, 2011

Playing at: New York Irish Center

Two kids in 1970s Belfast, one Catholic and one Protestant, smitten with Butch Cassidy and The Sundance Kid, embark on a heroic adventure. Set against the background of sectarian violence in Northern Ireland. The film stars Ciarán Hinds and Adrian … Continue reading

The North Face – A Panel Discussion on Arts in Northern Ireland

A panel discussion focusing on the growth of a thriving theatre and cultural scene in Northern Ireland today. Panelists will include some of Northern Ireland’s most interesting artists. Presented by The New York Public Library for the Performing Arts 6:30pm. … Continue reading

Challenge for the Actor – A Panel Discussion

“Challenge for the Actor,” a free interactive panel discussion, featuring actors from 1st Irish 2011, as they discuss the creative process and challenges of working on Irish plays. Free Event, Limited seating Reservations  212- 998-3950. Begins at 7pm.

Breaking Ground – An Origin Theatre Laboratory

Saturday, September 24th, 2011 to Saturday, September 24th, 2011

Playing at: A.R.T. New York Studios at 520

Building on our three year program of commissioning new plays for 1st Irish, Origin Theatre invites you to observe the journey as the creative process begins. Watch six artists ‘break ground’ with new work in an afternoon of theatre laboratory. … Continue reading

Dawnhurst – A Reading

Monday, September 26th, 2011 to Monday, September 26th, 2011

Playing at: The American Irish Historical Society

Dawnhurst – a play about truths, untruths and the vicissitudes that occur when reputations are on the line.  Set in County Rosscommon, Ireland in the 1960s, we meet Ellen Edwards and Rose Noonan who visits the former Countess on the … Continue reading

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