BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//Dublin Shakespeare Society - ECPv6.18.0//NONSGML v1.0//EN CALSCALE:GREGORIAN METHOD:PUBLISH X-WR-CALNAME:Dublin Shakespeare Society X-ORIGINAL-URL:https://www.dublinshakespearesociety.ie X-WR-CALDESC:Events for Dublin Shakespeare Society REFRESH-INTERVAL;VALUE=DURATION:PT1H X-Robots-Tag:noindex X-PUBLISHED-TTL:PT1H BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:Europe/London BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:+0000 TZOFFSETTO:+0100 TZNAME:BST DTSTART:20160327T010000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:+0100 TZOFFSETTO:+0000 TZNAME:GMT DTSTART:20161030T010000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:+0000 TZOFFSETTO:+0100 TZNAME:BST DTSTART:20170326T010000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:+0100 TZOFFSETTO:+0000 TZNAME:GMT DTSTART:20171029T010000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:+0000 TZOFFSETTO:+0100 TZNAME:BST DTSTART:20180325T010000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:+0100 TZOFFSETTO:+0000 TZNAME:GMT DTSTART:20181028T010000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:+0000 TZOFFSETTO:+0100 TZNAME:BST DTSTART:20190331T010000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:+0100 TZOFFSETTO:+0000 TZNAME:GMT DTSTART:20191027T010000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:+0000 TZOFFSETTO:+0100 TZNAME:BST DTSTART:20200329T010000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:+0100 TZOFFSETTO:+0000 TZNAME:GMT DTSTART:20201025T010000 END:STANDARD END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:Europe/Dublin BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:+0000 TZOFFSETTO:+0100 TZNAME:IST DTSTART:20160327T010000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:+0100 TZOFFSETTO:+0000 TZNAME:GMT DTSTART:20161030T010000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:+0000 TZOFFSETTO:+0100 TZNAME:IST DTSTART:20170326T010000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:+0100 TZOFFSETTO:+0000 TZNAME:GMT DTSTART:20171029T010000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:+0000 TZOFFSETTO:+0100 TZNAME:IST DTSTART:20180325T010000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:+0100 TZOFFSETTO:+0000 TZNAME:GMT DTSTART:20181028T010000 END:DAYLIGHT END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20190427T120000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20190615T120000 DTSTAMP:20190510T094740Z CREATED:20190416T101808Z LAST-MODIFIED:20190510T094740Z UID:9292-1556366400-1560600000@www.dublinshakespearesociety.ie SUMMARY:The Cyrano Project ~ Workshops DESCRIPTION:A series of three workshops that aim to introduce and develop actors to red nose clown\, that will form the basis of the Shakes production of Cyrano  in the Autumn of 2019. \nThe workshops will also be used to adapt some sections of the play and will form the basis for the selection of the cast for this production. The workshops will introduce a range of techniques to the actors in improvisation and clown work. \nThe actor audience for these workshops inthe “Shakes”\, is those interested in exploring and eveloping clown work and adding it to their skills as actors by applying both acting and clown skills in performing in Cyrano. \nThe workshops will take place in the Teachers’ Club on: \nSaturday April 27th from 12pm \nSaturday May 25th from 12pm    and \nSaturday June 15th from 12pm \nIf you are interested in joing in please contact George Carroll at gcarroll_gc@hotmail.com URL:https://www.dublinshakespearesociety.ie/event/the-cyrano-project-workshops/ LOCATION:The Teachers’ Club\, 36 Parnell Square West\, Dublin\, Dublin\, D01 T6V6\, Ireland CATEGORIES:Auditions,Workshop ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://www.dublinshakespearesociety.ie/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/CyranoFeatured.png ORGANIZER;CN="Dublin Shakespeare Society":MAILTO:info(at)dublinshakespearesociety.ie END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20190410T193000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20190413T193000 DTSTAMP:20190403T093902Z CREATED:20190302T164626Z LAST-MODIFIED:20190403T093902Z UID:9076-1554924600-1555183800@www.dublinshakespearesociety.ie SUMMARY:The Tempest DESCRIPTION:http://www.dublinshakespearesociety.ie/video/Tempest%20Promo%202%20010419.mp4\n\n“Our revels now are ended. These our actors\,\nAs I foretold you\, were all spirits and\nAre melted into air\, into thin air:\nAnd\, like the baseless fabric of this vision\,\nThe cloud-capp’d towers\, the gorgeous palaces\,\nThe solemn temples\, the great globe itself\,\nYea\, all which it inherit\, shall dissolve\nAnd\, like this insubstantial pageant faded\,\nLeave not a rack behind. We are such stuff\nAs dreams are made on\, and our little life\nIs rounded with a sleep.” \nBook Now 085 843 2881 \nClick image to download a pdf poster! URL:https://www.dublinshakespearesociety.ie/event/the-tempest/ LOCATION:The Teachers’ Club\, 36 Parnell Square West\, Dublin\, Dublin\, D01 T6V6\, Ireland CATEGORIES:Events,Performance ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.dublinshakespearesociety.ie/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/Tempest_Featured.jpg ORGANIZER;CN="Dublin Shakespeare Society":MAILTO:info(at)dublinshakespearesociety.ie END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20190323T193000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20190323T220000 DTSTAMP:20190305T134025Z CREATED:20190305T133339Z LAST-MODIFIED:20190305T134025Z UID:9086-1553369400-1553378400@www.dublinshakespearesociety.ie SUMMARY:Talk on Themes of The Tempest DESCRIPTION:Dublin Shakespeare is delighted in having \nJane Grogan (Associate Professor in English at UCD.) \nto present a general introduction to the Tempest\, looking particularly at the themes been explored with our forthcoming production\, directed by Paul Maher. \nThe Talk will be held on \nSaturday23rd March at 7.30pm\, Teachers Club\, Room 6. \nFree Admission.    No reserved seating. \nDuration of talk will be 45 minutes and follow up with a Q&A session. \nJane is the author of two monographs -one on the Tudor poet Edmund Spenser\, the second on Anglo-Iranian relations and cultural connections in the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries – as well as journal articles on Shakespeare\, epic poetry\, book history\, and so on. \nShe’s past president of the International Spenser Society\, and is the Irish representative to Council of the Society for Renaissance Studies. URL:https://www.dublinshakespearesociety.ie/event/talk-on-themes-of-the-tempest/ LOCATION:The Teachers’ Club\, 36 Parnell Square West\, Dublin\, Dublin\, D01 T6V6\, Ireland CATEGORIES:Events,Talk ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://www.dublinshakespearesociety.ie/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/Tempest-Talk-Featured.png ORGANIZER;CN="Dublin Shakespeare Society":MAILTO:info(at)dublinshakespearesociety.ie END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20190307T193000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20190307T230000 DTSTAMP:20190224T222902Z CREATED:20190224T222902Z LAST-MODIFIED:20190224T222902Z UID:9042-1551987000-1551999600@www.dublinshakespearesociety.ie SUMMARY:Table Quiz March 2019 DESCRIPTION: URL:https://www.dublinshakespearesociety.ie/event/table-quiz-march-2019/ LOCATION:The Teachers’ Club\, 36 Parnell Square West\, Dublin\, Dublin\, D01 T6V6\, Ireland CATEGORIES:Events,Table Quiz ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.dublinshakespearesociety.ie/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/TableQuizAugust-.jpg ORGANIZER;CN="Dublin Shakespeare Society":MAILTO:info(at)dublinshakespearesociety.ie END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20190302T100000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20190303T170000 DTSTAMP:20190217T211209Z CREATED:20190205T124051Z LAST-MODIFIED:20190217T211209Z UID:9030-1551520800-1551632400@www.dublinshakespearesociety.ie SUMMARY:Voice Workshop DESCRIPTION:Dublin Shakes has a unique opportunity to run a weekend Voice Workshop on SaturdayMarch 2nd & Sunda March 3rd and will be presented by Kevin Crawford. (Founding member of the Roy Hart Theatre company\, whose ground-breaking influence on contemporary Voice-work for theatre is internationally recognized. \nKevin was a full-time member of faculty at the School of Drama\, Trinity College\, on the Professional Actor Training program. In Ireland he taught and collaborated with a large number of theatre\, dance and musical groups\, and has been a guest facilitator at the Abbey (National Theatre). His teaching commitments have also taken him to The Lir\, National Academy of Dramatic Art (Ireland) and the Roy Hart Centre (France) as well as the Teatro Stabile di Sardegna and Il Lavorotorio (Florence). \nBooking: Contact mctconlon@icloud.com / 085 1744840 \nWhen: Saturday March 2nd & Sunday March 3rd 10am – 5pm \nAt: Teachers Club\, 36 Parnell Square West \nCost: €75 for Members and €80 Non Members \nSpaces are limited to 14\, so it’s advisable to book as soon as possible. URL:https://www.dublinshakespearesociety.ie/event/voice-workshop/ LOCATION:The Teachers’ Club\, 36 Parnell Square West\, Dublin\, Dublin\, D01 T6V6\, Ireland CATEGORIES:Events,Workshop ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://www.dublinshakespearesociety.ie/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/Voice-Workshop.png ORGANIZER;CN="Dublin Shakespeare Society":MAILTO:info(at)dublinshakespearesociety.ie END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20190216T193000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20190216T223000 DTSTAMP:20190217T205008Z CREATED:20190205T125121Z LAST-MODIFIED:20190217T205008Z UID:9033-1550345400-1550356200@www.dublinshakespearesociety.ie SUMMARY:Cole Porter Evening DESCRIPTION:No doubt you are all looking forward to an evening of Cole Porter music and song which will be directed by Dermot Corrigan and will take place in Room 4 of the Teachers Club at 7.30pm on Sat 16th Feb 2019 and again on the following Sat 23rd at 7.30pm. \nPlease note that Sat 16th Feb is completely booked out!\nA few tickets remain for Sat 23rd Feb – book now on 085 8432881 to avoid disappointment! URL:https://www.dublinshakespearesociety.ie/event/cole-porter-evening/ LOCATION:The Teachers’ Club\, 36 Parnell Square West\, Dublin\, Dublin\, D01 T6V6\, Ireland CATEGORIES:Events,Music ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://www.dublinshakespearesociety.ie/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/Cole-Porter.png ORGANIZER;CN="Dublin Shakespeare Society":MAILTO:info(at)dublinshakespearesociety.ie END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20181117T193000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20181117T230000 DTSTAMP:20181004T144120Z CREATED:20181004T144120Z LAST-MODIFIED:20181004T144120Z UID:2984-1542483000-1542495600@www.dublinshakespearesociety.ie SUMMARY:A Special Tribute to Patrick Kavanagh DESCRIPTION:All Shakes Members and Friends\, \nWhat Joyce did for Dublin\, Patrick Kavanagh’s poetry did for the strong grey soil of Monaghan\, revealing the unsentimental truth of rural Irish Life and the mystic claims land makes upon the heart. \n \nA special  evening of to commemorate the work of that great poet Patrick Kavanagh will take place in the Teachers’ Club\, Room 4\, on the night of  Saturday\, \n17th November\, at 7.30 p.m \nPatrick Kavanagh died on 30th November 1967\, so\, while we were not able to run the event then\, happily we have a date close to \n30th November this year. \nThe evening will follow a similar format to the last two very enjoyable poetry evenings\, and will again be co-ordinated by Mary Dowling and Mary Howard. \nSo\, select your favourite piece from Kavanagh’s oeuvre – poetry\, prose or song –  to present on the night along with a short résumé telling us why you have chosen it in not more than one minute!  While the emphasis of the evening is on Kavanagh’s own words\, some may instead wish to contribute a piece about the poet. \nAll presentations should run for no longer than five minutes. \nTo avoid duplication submit titles of your first and second choices  as soon as possible please\,  and certainly before 21st October – it will be a first come\, first choice system!  And please submit to both marytdowling@gmail.com and mhmaryshoward@gmail.com   \nIt would be helpful if you could also include your telephone number. \nWe are looking forward to a big turnout for an entertaining evening with tea\, refreshments\, and great Kavanagh lore!    \n We ask for a contribution of €5 per person to cover the costs of the evening. \nEverybody is welcome of course whether you wish to present\, or just enjoy listening. URL:https://www.dublinshakespearesociety.ie/event/a-special-tribute-to-patrick-kavanagh/ LOCATION:The Teachers’ Club\, 36 Parnell Square West\, Dublin\, Dublin\, D01 T6V6\, Ireland CATEGORIES:Events,Party ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://www.dublinshakespearesociety.ie/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/PK.png ORGANIZER;CN="Dublin Shakespeare Society":MAILTO:info(at)dublinshakespearesociety.ie END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20181030T193000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20181103T193000 DTSTAMP:20190217T211734Z CREATED:20181002T123045Z LAST-MODIFIED:20190217T211734Z UID:2977-1540927800-1541273400@www.dublinshakespearesociety.ie SUMMARY:Club Malfi DESCRIPTION:Have you ever walked into a bar and seen these signs that say\, \n“You don’t have to be mad to work here but it helps” \nand then you’re greeted by the dullest\, mind-numbingly boring bar staff? Here in Club Malfi madness is an essential requirement. \nBook Now\n \n“Whether we fall by ambition\, blood or lust\, \nLike diamonds we are cut with our own dust” \nDirected by Valerie Greene and written collaboratively by several society members. \nInspired by John Webster’s The Duchess of Malfi (1614) this production re-imagines Webster’s macabre revenge tragedy\, placing the action in a rundown\, late-night\, cabaret club where the owner\, the Duchess is planning her escape from her corrupt brothers Cardinal and Ferdinand. The audience will follow the various characters’ stories of love\, deception and murder over the course of one night. \nThe action is spread over two floors and six rooms including an intimate black-box theatre space. The audience will be led by club bouncers to various locations but are welcome to explore the scenes in the Club as they so desire.* \nBooking for this event is now open. Booking @ www.tickets.ie or 085 8432881 \n*Please note this is promenade theatre and will involve climbing stairs. Not suitable for patrons under 16 years of age. No backpacks please. \n  URL:https://www.dublinshakespearesociety.ie/event/club-malfi/ LOCATION:The Teachers’ Club\, 36 Parnell Square West\, Dublin\, Dublin\, D01 T6V6\, Ireland CATEGORIES:Events ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://www.dublinshakespearesociety.ie/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/Featured-Malfi.png ORGANIZER;CN="Dublin Shakespeare Society":MAILTO:info(at)dublinshakespearesociety.ie END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20180929T193000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20180929T213000 DTSTAMP:20180830T143610Z CREATED:20180820T113235Z LAST-MODIFIED:20180830T143610Z UID:2950-1538249400-1538256600@www.dublinshakespearesociety.ie SUMMARY:The Beguiled Rehearsed Reading DESCRIPTION:This classic Southern gothic story details a wounded yankee soldier in the American civil war\, who takes refuge in a ladies boarding school. \nThe girls immediately fall under the spell of this charming stranger. \nBut soon his presence unleashes something dark and dangerous in all of them. \n ‘The Beguiled’ adapted by Ben Shockley from the novel by Thomas Cullinan. \nDirected by Hilary Boyle and produced by Nessa Power. \n Cast include \nPaul Mc Corry\, \nNessa Power\, \nAnn Hogan\, \nJulianna Gonzales\, \nRoisin Mee\, \nNoelle Timmons\, \nAisling O Leary\, \nAbril Keinrath\, \nMaria Fernanda\, \nAidan Judd\, \nand Alan O Brien \nNo prior booking for rehearsed readings.\nPatrons are advised to arrive early to avoid disappointment. URL:https://www.dublinshakespearesociety.ie/event/the-beguiled-rehearsed-reading/ LOCATION:The Teachers’ Club\, 36 Parnell Square West\, Dublin\, Dublin\, D01 T6V6\, Ireland CATEGORIES:Events,Rehearsed Reading ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.dublinshakespearesociety.ie/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/Beguiled.jpg ORGANIZER;CN="Dublin Shakespeare Society":MAILTO:info(at)dublinshakespearesociety.ie END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20180914T193000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20180914T220000 DTSTAMP:20180829T105534Z CREATED:20180829T091209Z LAST-MODIFIED:20180829T105534Z UID:2965-1536953400-1536962400@www.dublinshakespearesociety.ie SUMMARY:Table Quiz DESCRIPTION:The story goes that a Dublin theatre proprietor by the name of Richard Daly made a bet that he could\, within forty-eight hours\, make a nonsense word known throughout the city\, and that the public would supply a meaning for it. \nAfter a performance one evening\, he gave his staff cards with the word ‘quiz’ written on them\, and told them to write the word on walls around the city. \nThe next day the strange word was the talk of the town\, and within a short time it had become part of the English language. \nFollowing in the theatre tradition we are holding a Table Quiz \n \nFriday 14th September\n@ 7.30pm\nTEACHERS CLUB \n€10 per head \n\n4 per table URL:https://www.dublinshakespearesociety.ie/event/table-quiz-august/ LOCATION:The Teachers’ Club\, 36 Parnell Square West\, Dublin\, Dublin\, D01 T6V6\, Ireland CATEGORIES:Events,Table Quiz ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.dublinshakespearesociety.ie/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/quiz.jpg ORGANIZER;CN="Dublin Shakespeare Society":MAILTO:info(at)dublinshakespearesociety.ie END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20180526T193000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20180526T213000 DTSTAMP:20180428T100517Z CREATED:20180427T110753Z LAST-MODIFIED:20180428T100517Z UID:2879-1527363000-1527370200@www.dublinshakespearesociety.ie SUMMARY:The Weaver's Grave DESCRIPTION:The first of the rehearsed readings for the 2018-2019 season is \nThe Weaver’s Grave\nby \nSeumas O’Kelly \nadapted by \nMicheal O hAodha \ndirected by \nBreege Fahy \nThe cast \nMEEHAUL LYNSKY\, an old Nailer\, played by Philip Gleeson.\nCAHIR BOWES\, an old stonebreaker\, played by Dáithí O Broin.\nTHE WIDOW\, played by Mary Conlon.\n1st GRAVEDIGGER\, played by Martin O’Connor.\n2nd GRAVEDIGGER\, played by Andrew Dancey.\nMALACHI ROOHAN\, a very old Cooper\, played by Michael Sharp.\nNAN ROOHAN\, his daughter\, played by Emma Hurley. \n \nMortimer Hehir\, the weaver\, had died and they had come in search\, of his grave to Cloon na Morav\, the Meadow of the Dead.\nMeehaul Lynskey \, the nail-maker\, was first across the stile. There was excitement in his face. His long warped body moved in a shuffle over the ground.\nFollowing him came Cahir Bowes\, the stone-breaker\, who was so beaten down from the hips forward\, that his back was horizontal as the back of an animal. His right hand held a stick which propped him up in front\, his left hand clutched his coat behind\, just above the small of the back. By these devices kept himself from toppling head over heels as he walked. Mother earth was the brow of Cahir Bowes by magnetic force\, and Cahir Bowes was resisting her fatal kiss to the last. And just now there was animation in the face he raised from its customary contemplation of the ground.\nBoth old men had the air of those who had been unexpectedly let loose. For a long time they had lurked somewhere in the shadows of life\, the world having no business for them\, and now\, suddenly\, they had been remembered and called forth to perform an office which nobody else on earth could perform. The excitement in their faces as they crossed over the stile into Cloon na Morav expressed a vehemence in their belated usefulness.\nHot on their heels came two dark\, handsome\, stoutly built men\, alike even to the cord that tied their corduroy trousers under their knees\, and\, being grave-diggers\, they carried flashing spades.\nLast of all\, and after a little delay\, a firm white hand was\, laid on the stile\, a dark figure followed\, the figure of a woman\, whose palely sad face was picturesquely\, almost dramatically\, framed in a black shawl which hung from the crown of the head. She was the widow of Mortimer Hehir\, the weaver\, and she followed the others into \nCloon na Morav\, the Meadow of the Dead. \n  \nNo prior booking for rehearsed readings.\nPatrons are advised to arrive early to avoid disappointment.\nTea and Coffee with light refreshments served. URL:https://www.dublinshakespearesociety.ie/event/the-weavers-grave/ LOCATION:The Teachers’ Club\, 36 Parnell Square West\, Dublin\, Dublin\, D01 T6V6\, Ireland CATEGORIES:Events,Rehearsed Reading ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://www.dublinshakespearesociety.ie/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/Weavers_Slider.png ORGANIZER;CN="Dublin Shakespeare Society":MAILTO:info(at)dublinshakespearesociety.ie END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20180418T193000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20180421T193000 DTSTAMP:20190217T211817Z CREATED:20180317T215019Z LAST-MODIFIED:20190217T211817Z UID:2805-1524079800-1524339000@www.dublinshakespearesociety.ie SUMMARY:The Capulets and Montagues DESCRIPTION:Book now on tickets.ie\nPaul Maher will be directing his own translation of ‘The Capulet’s and Montague’s or Romeo and Juliet: The Comedy’.\nThe play will be staged in the Hall of Teachers’ Club\, Parnell Square from 18 to 21 April this year in a cabaret style production with live music and dance. \nThis production is particularly exciting because \n•   Lope de Vega (1564-1635) is Spain’s foremost playwright and a contemporary of Shakespeare.  Though virtually unknown in the English speaking world he is hugely respected among Spanish speakers and is credited with writing over 1\,500 plays in his lifetime\, many of them classics of world theatre.  Some people may remember the evening in 2015 when Paul introduced Lope’s work to the society \n•   The play was written around 1603 by Spain’s foremost playwright Lope de Vega\, a contemporary of Shakespeare. While both playwrights\, writing at the same time used the same sources for their plays\, there is no evidence that either was aware of the other’s work. \n•   There are many similarities in the plots and\, of course\, significant differences\, not least of which is the fact Lope created a comedy from the material while Shakespeare created a tragedy. \n•   There is a broad correlation between scenes in both plays: a party scene in which the lovers fall in love at first sight\, a fight scene and killing after which the male protagonist is sent into exile\, a farewell scene in the garden between the lovers\, a sleeping draught that induces a death-like state in the female protagonist\, and a scene in a crypt. \n•   This is an English version produced especially for the Shakes. \n•   This may be the first production in Ireland of a play by Lope de Vega.  It is certainly the first in living memory \n•   By attending the show get the opportunity to evaluate how two masters of world theatre shaped brilliant but very different plays from the same source material. \nCheck out the interview with the Director – Paul Maher – HERE URL:https://www.dublinshakespearesociety.ie/event/the-capulets-and-montagues/ LOCATION:The Teachers’ Club\, 36 Parnell Square West\, Dublin\, Dublin\, D01 T6V6\, Ireland CATEGORIES:Events,Performance ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.dublinshakespearesociety.ie/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/facebook-100.jpg ORGANIZER;CN="Dublin Shakespeare Society":MAILTO:info(at)dublinshakespearesociety.ie END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20180309T193000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20180309T220000 DTSTAMP:20180303T191552Z CREATED:20180303T083752Z LAST-MODIFIED:20180303T191552Z UID:2790-1520623800-1520632800@www.dublinshakespearesociety.ie SUMMARY:Table Quiz DESCRIPTION:The story goes that a Dublin theatre proprietor by the name of Richard Daly made a bet that he could\, within forty-eight hours\, make a nonsense word known throughout the city\, and that the public would supply a meaning for it. After a performance one evening\, he gave his staff cards with the word ‘quiz’ written on them\, and told them to write the word on walls around the city. The next day the strange word was the talk of the town\, and within a short time it had become part of the language. \nFollowing in the theatre tradition we are holding a Table Quiz \n \nFriday 9th March\n@ 7.30pm\nTEACHERS CLUB\n€10 per head \n\n4 per table. URL:https://www.dublinshakespearesociety.ie/event/table-quiz/ LOCATION:The Teachers’ Club\, 36 Parnell Square West\, Dublin\, Dublin\, D01 T6V6\, Ireland CATEGORIES:Events,Table Quiz ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.dublinshakespearesociety.ie/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/quiz.jpg ORGANIZER;CN="Dublin Shakespeare Society":MAILTO:info(at)dublinshakespearesociety.ie END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20180224T193000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20180224T230000 DTSTAMP:20180216T120738Z CREATED:20171221T143440Z LAST-MODIFIED:20180216T120738Z UID:2629-1519500600-1519513200@www.dublinshakespearesociety.ie SUMMARY:An Evening with Dylan DESCRIPTION:SOLD OUT\n  \nA celebration of over 50 years of music from Nobel laureate Bob Dylan\, From Mr Tambourine to Adele’s Feel My Love\, Dublin Shakespeare Society sing a collection of hits and lesser known gems from Bob’s extensive repertoire. \n \nThe musical career of this complex character chronicles his personal life and the world he lives in covering diverse musical genres from folk\, to country\, pop an gospel. \nPlease note that this event will be held in Room 4 of the Teachers’ Club. \n  URL:https://www.dublinshakespearesociety.ie/event/an-evening-with-dylan/ LOCATION:The Teachers’ Club\, 36 Parnell Square West\, Dublin\, Dublin\, D01 T6V6\, Ireland CATEGORIES:Music,Performance ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.dublinshakespearesociety.ie/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/Dylan-Sold-Out-DSS.jpg ORGANIZER;CN="Dublin Shakespeare Society":MAILTO:info(at)dublinshakespearesociety.ie END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20180127T193000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20180127T220000 DTSTAMP:20180115T144044Z CREATED:20180114T205602Z LAST-MODIFIED:20180115T144044Z UID:2642-1517081400-1517090400@www.dublinshakespearesociety.ie SUMMARY:She Stoops to Conquer DESCRIPTION:When Marlow mistakes Kate’s house for an inn and treats her father like and inn-keeper\, things are not going to go smoothly for him. With her brother causing mischief\, her father insulted and her mother plotting a marriage nobody wants\, it’s no wonder Kate has to stoop to conquer. \n \nShe Stoops to Conquer combines elements of comedy of errors\, comedy of manners\, romantic comedy and farce with an undercurrent of satire. It is a classic comedy that never goes out of fashion. \nNo prior booking for rehearsed readings.\nPatrons are advised to arrive early to avoid disappointment. URL:https://www.dublinshakespearesociety.ie/event/she-stoops-to-conquer-2/ LOCATION:The Teachers’ Club\, 36 Parnell Square West\, Dublin\, Dublin\, D01 T6V6\, Ireland CATEGORIES:Events,Rehearsed Reading ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://www.dublinshakespearesociety.ie/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/Featured-Image_STQ.png ORGANIZER;CN="Dublin Shakespeare Society":MAILTO:info(at)dublinshakespearesociety.ie END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20180120T193000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20180120T213000 DTSTAMP:20180110T183250Z CREATED:20170803T204414Z LAST-MODIFIED:20180110T183250Z UID:2219-1516476600-1516483800@www.dublinshakespearesociety.ie SUMMARY:Castle Rackrent DESCRIPTION:Jan 2018 marks the 250th anniversary of Maria Edgeworth’s birth. Born on Jan 1st\, 1768 in Oxfordshire\, Maria was the eldest daughter of Richard Lovell Edgeworth – a prominent Anglo-Irish landlord\, writer\, engineer\, educationalist and member of Grattan’s Parliament from 1798 to its dissolution in 1801. \nAfter attending boarding school in England\, Maria moved permanently to her father’s estate at Edgeworthstown Co. Longford\, where she assisted her father with estate affairs and pursued a writing career. \nHer published works include children’s stories\, studies on education (often written in conjunction with her father)\, and novels. Published in 1800\, Castle Rackrent is a witty satire on the effects of the feudal system in Ireland and considered to be the first historical novel. \nPronounced by W.B. Yeats to be “one of the most inspired chronicles written in English”\, Castle Rackent offers a wry glimpse into the demise of the corrupt Rackrent dynasty\, told by the ‘loyal’ family servant Thady Quirk. \n \nA Rehearsed Reading of \nCastle Rackrent\nby \nMaria Edgeworth \nIn a version adapted and directed by Róisín Mee \nThe rehearsed reading features a cast you won’t want to miss! \nPhilip Gleeson\, \nIan Blackmore\, \nTim Casey\, \nSonia Lavelle\, \nNessa Power\, \nMartin O’Connor\, \nNoelle Timmons\, \nEoin Ó’Seaghdha \nand Colin Carpenter. \nGerardine Meaney\, Professor of Cultural Theory\, UCD\, will  join a panel discussion afterwards. \nNo prior booking for rehearsed readings.\nPatrons are advised to arrive early to avoid disappointment. URL:https://www.dublinshakespearesociety.ie/event/castle-rackrent/ LOCATION:The Teachers’ Club\, 36 Parnell Square West\, Dublin\, Dublin\, D01 T6V6\, Ireland CATEGORIES:Rehearsed Reading ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://www.dublinshakespearesociety.ie/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/Slider-rackrent.png ORGANIZER;CN="Dublin Shakespeare Society":MAILTO:info(at)dublinshakespearesociety.ie END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20171114T193000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20171118T193000 DTSTAMP:20190217T212110Z CREATED:20171016T082051Z LAST-MODIFIED:20190217T212110Z UID:2501-1510687800-1511033400@www.dublinshakespearesociety.ie SUMMARY:Antony and Cleopatra DESCRIPTION:Our Autumn Production\nAntony and Cleopatra\nDirected by James O’Connor and Presented by The Dublin Shakespeare Society\, this epic production takes on one of Shakespeare’s greatest- and often overlooked- tragedies. \nWith tales of love\, war\, and betrayal\, we take a look at this historic conflict through the eyes of the soldiers and soothsayers\, politicians and pirates\, all-powerful monachs and alcoholics that brought it to pass. \n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n\nPhotography by Fionán O’Connell \nCast in Order of Appearance \nActorRole\nPamela Flanagan Cleopatra\nPadraig Denihan Mark Antony\nTom Duffy Domitius Enobarbus\nJessy Danner Charmian\nAdam Tyrrell Alexas\nNiamh Murtagh Iras\nBrian Murray Eros\nDavid Mulhall Scarus\nTim Casey Soothsayer\nClaire O’Donovan Octavius Caesar\nRohan McShane Lepidus\nGavan O’Connor DuffyTaurus\nJames M. O’Connor Pompey\nAlicky Hess Menas\nSusan Young Agrippa\nDanaja WassOctavia\n \nProduction Team: \nDirected by: James M. O’Connor\nSet Designer: TJ Lynn\nCostume Designer: Alicky Hess\nLighting Designer: Éinne Ó Connactháin\nStage Manager: Noelle Timmons\nProduction Manager: Eileen Sheridan\nAssistant Director: Jessica Danner\nAssistant Stage Manager: Eimear Simms URL:https://www.dublinshakespearesociety.ie/event/antony-and-cleopatra/ LOCATION:Theatre@36\, The Teachers Club\, 36 Parnell Square West\, Dublin 1\, D01 T6V6\, Ireland CATEGORIES:Events,Performance ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.dublinshakespearesociety.ie/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/Anthony_Cleopatra_facebookEventImage.jpg ORGANIZER;CN="Dublin Shakespeare Society":MAILTO:info(at)dublinshakespearesociety.ie END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20171028T200000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20171028T220000 DTSTAMP:20171016T092046Z CREATED:20171016T091940Z LAST-MODIFIED:20171016T092046Z UID:2514-1509220800-1509228000@www.dublinshakespearesociety.ie SUMMARY:Historical Context - Antony and Cleopatra DESCRIPTION:Geraldine Fitzgerald will deliver a talk to members on the historical background to Antony and Cleopatra\, followed by a Question and Answer Session and refreshments. \nThis is part of the society’s ongoing literary programme. \nThe talk promises to be extremely interesting and will be an excellent precursor to the forthcoming production of the play. URL:https://www.dublinshakespearesociety.ie/event/historical-context-antony-cleopatra/ LOCATION:The Teachers’ Club\, 36 Parnell Square West\, Dublin\, Dublin\, D01 T6V6\, Ireland CATEGORIES:Events,Talk ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://www.dublinshakespearesociety.ie/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/Featured-Image.png ORGANIZER;CN="Dublin Shakespeare Society":MAILTO:info(at)dublinshakespearesociety.ie END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20171021T193000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20171021T213000 DTSTAMP:20170929T161029Z CREATED:20170929T160845Z LAST-MODIFIED:20170929T161029Z UID:2497-1508614200-1508621400@www.dublinshakespearesociety.ie SUMMARY:God of Carnage DESCRIPTION:God of Carnage (originally in French Le Dieu du carnage) is a play by Yasmina Reza. \nIt is about two sets of parents\, one of whose child has hurt the other at a public park\, who meet to discuss the matter in a civilized manner. \nHowever\, as the evening goes on\, the parents become increasingly childish\, resulting in the evening devolving into chaos. \nNo prior booking for rehearsed readings.\nPatrons are advised to arrive early to avoid disappointment.\n  URL:https://www.dublinshakespearesociety.ie/event/god-of-carnage/ LOCATION:The Teachers’ Club\, 36 Parnell Square West\, Dublin\, Dublin\, D01 T6V6\, Ireland CATEGORIES:Events,Rehearsed Reading ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://www.dublinshakespearesociety.ie/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/God_of_Carnage2.png ORGANIZER;CN="Dublin Shakespeare Society":MAILTO:info(at)dublinshakespearesociety.ie END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20170923T193000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20170923T220000 DTSTAMP:20170920T193748Z CREATED:20170920T193022Z LAST-MODIFIED:20170920T193748Z UID:2455-1506195000-1506204000@www.dublinshakespearesociety.ie SUMMARY:Comedy Mash Up DESCRIPTION:It’s a mash up….jokes\, haikus\, songs\, satire\, sketches\, poems and monologues.\nCome along and enjoy an evening of  helter skelter fun! \n\nFeaturing a cast of 17 : \nDermot Byrne\, Paul McCorry\, James Shannon\, Jackie Corrigan\, Dermot Corrigan\, Mary Dermody\, Martin O’Connor\, Mary Conlon\, Conor Lynch\, Ray Murray\, Maureen Collender\, Peter Richardson\, Neil McCourt\, Mark Mckenna\, Celine Lenihan\, Philip Gleeson and Joan Thorpe!! \nTea and coffee will be available. \nNo prior booking for rehearsed readings.\nPatrons are advised to arrive early to avoid disappointment. \n  URL:https://www.dublinshakespearesociety.ie/event/comedy-mash-up/ LOCATION:The Teachers’ Club\, 36 Parnell Square West\, Dublin\, Dublin\, D01 T6V6\, Ireland CATEGORIES:Performance,Rehearsed Reading ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://www.dublinshakespearesociety.ie/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/Comedy_Mash_Up.png ORGANIZER;CN="Dublin Shakespeare Society":MAILTO:info(at)dublinshakespearesociety.ie END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20170625T000000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20170922T233000 DTSTAMP:20180930T174555Z CREATED:20170409T105100Z LAST-MODIFIED:20180930T174555Z UID:2033-1498348800-1506123000@www.dublinshakespearesociety.ie SUMMARY:Planned Events DESCRIPTION:Major Autumn Production \nAuditions for the Shakes Autumn production of\nAntony and Cleopatra \nto be directed by James M. O’Connor have commenced and a rehearsal schedule will soon be drawn up. \n\n \n\nThe show will run from 13th November for one week and it is expected that rehearsals will commence in September \n\nAnd there are rehearsed readings in the pipeline: \nComedy Mash Up – A collection of comedy pieces\, directed by Valerie Greene and performance date 23rd September \nGod of Carnage – Written by Yazmina Reza\, directed by Mary Conlon and a performance date of 21st October \n \nShe Stoops to Conquer – Written by Oliver Goldsmith\, directed by Emma Hurley and a performance date of 27th January 2018. \n \n \n  URL:https://www.dublinshakespearesociety.ie/event/planned-events/ LOCATION:The Teachers’ Club\, 36 Parnell Square West\, Dublin\, Dublin\, D01 T6V6\, Ireland ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://www.dublinshakespearesociety.ie/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/Coming_soon.png ORGANIZER;CN="Dublin Shakespeare Society":MAILTO:info(at)dublinshakespearesociety.ie END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20170624T193000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20170624T210000 DTSTAMP:20180606T211604Z CREATED:20170524T171321Z LAST-MODIFIED:20180606T211604Z UID:2093-1498332600-1498338000@www.dublinshakespearesociety.ie SUMMARY:Entertaining Mr. Orton DESCRIPTION:Please note: SEATING IS UNRESERVED \nPlease attend early to ensure you are admitted. \nNo late admissions. URL:https://www.dublinshakespearesociety.ie/event/entertaining-mr-orton/ LOCATION:The Teachers’ Club\, 36 Parnell Square West\, Dublin\, Dublin\, D01 T6V6\, Ireland CATEGORIES:Events,Rehearsed Reading ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://www.dublinshakespearesociety.ie/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/Featured_Image_Orton.png ORGANIZER;CN="Dublin Shakespeare Society":MAILTO:info(at)dublinshakespearesociety.ie END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20170613T193000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20170617T193000 DTSTAMP:20190217T211556Z CREATED:20170519T212911Z LAST-MODIFIED:20190217T211556Z UID:2082-1497382200-1497727800@www.dublinshakespearesociety.ie SUMMARY:By the Bog of Cats DESCRIPTION:Under licence from The Agency London\, Dublin Shakespeare Society proudly present this amateur production of \nBy the Bog of Cats\nMarina Carr \nDirected by Geraldine Maguire \n\nBook Now\nDownload A4 Poster \nCast\n\nMary Conlon\nBrian Murray\nCiara Cochrane\n\n\nMartin O Connor\nNiamh Delany\nPeter Prior\n\n\n Timothy Telford\nLouis O Byrne\nWillie Morrisson\n\n\nEimear SimmsKit GerathyBreege Fahy\n\n\nJulianna Gonzales\n  Noelle Timmons \n\nThe scorn of Hester Swayne\, a woman abandoned once and discarded later\, threatens a whole community as she awaits her mother’s return to the Bog of Cats: ‘God’s punishing me but I won’t take his blows lyin’ down’. Forgiveness\, vengeance and disparate forces figure in the tangled history embodied in her own powerful drama as it makes its way through heartbreak and\, occasionally\, hilarity\, and its secrets unfold towards its tragic conclusion. \nWednesday 14th June\,Special Guest : Dr Emilie Pine\, UCD \nEmilie Pine lectures in Modern Drama and Irish Studies. She joined the School of English\, Drama and Film in the spring of 2008. Prior to this she lectured for two years at the University of York\, following the completion of her PhD in Irish Theatre and Film at Trinity College\, Dublin. \nEmilie is Director of the Irish Memory Studies Research Network and Assistant Editor of the Irish University Review. She is currently a judge for the Irish Times Theatre Awards. \nEmilie will comment on the production which will then lead in to a discussion with contribution from the audience. \nDirector’s Synopsis\nMarina Carr’s plays are all inspired by the plays and legends of Ancient Greece. Carr states that By the bog of Cats was inspired by Medea by Euripides which was produced in the ampitheatre at Epidaurus in 431 B.C.  The play remained part of the repertoire of Ancient Greek Theatre and experienced renewed interest with the emergence of the feminist movement because of its nuanced and sympathetic portrayal of Medea’s struggle to take charge of her own life in a male-dominated world. \nHester Swane represents both Medea and the Traveller Community as she is the outsider shunned by the settled community because of her strange and foreign ways. She represents   The Other’\, the untouchable\, the people that society reject and therefore is ostricised by the community. With so many immigrants today in Ireland we are faced with the challenge of embracing different cultures. \nIreland today and the rest of the world has embrace capitalism\, industrialisation and materialism. Carr poses the question what space is there left in our lives for the wild\, the untamed\, for dreams\, ghosts\, poetry and song? She presents characters full of wit\, comedy\, tragedy and pathos. She explores the warped relationships in familiies and communities. The play is a microcosm of society’s struggles and the whole gambit of the human condition. \nNature itself is shown as monumental\, represented by the Bog\, which holds the secrets\, of the past and is ever changing\, mysterious and treacherous. Modern society is confronted by the ghosts of the past and the memories\, dreams and poetry of the human soul and spirit. We recognise Carr’s characters in ourselves. They are full of warmth\, dynamism\, courage with hearts struggling to survive the human condition. Carr shows us the unpredictabilty the transitory\, and vulnerable nature of existence. \nGeraldine Maguire URL:https://www.dublinshakespearesociety.ie/event/by-the-bog-of-cats/ LOCATION:The Teachers’ Club\, 36 Parnell Square West\, Dublin\, Dublin\, D01 T6V6\, Ireland CATEGORIES:Performance ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://www.dublinshakespearesociety.ie/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/BoC_Featured_Image.png ORGANIZER;CN="Dublin Shakespeare Society":MAILTO:info(at)dublinshakespearesociety.ie END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20170520T193000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20170520T210000 DTSTAMP:20170521T112001Z CREATED:20170503T165723Z LAST-MODIFIED:20170521T112001Z UID:2050-1495308600-1495314000@www.dublinshakespearesociety.ie SUMMARY:Monday Night in a Country Town DESCRIPTION:The theme for the Rehearsed Readings this year is: \nDIRECTOR’S CHOICE COMEDIES \nand the season kicks off with Tom O’Brien’s “Monday Night in a Country Town”\n \nMonday Night In A Country Town is a moving parody of Oirish rural drama. When the neighbour’s husband dies\, Old Mikey decides it’s high time that his son took a wife and joined the two farms. But Young Mikey isn’t the sort to go courting and when his father insists he woo the lovely widow\, Young Mikey is faced with a choice that ultimately leads to tragedy. \n(http://www.irishplayography.com) \nCast \nOld Mikey Doyle……………………………………………………………………..Steve Curran \nMikey Doyle – A bachelor son of Old Mikey………………………………..Paul McCorry \nJohn Cannon – A bachelor………………………………………………………..Tim Casey \nEugene Brennan- A bachelor……………………………………………………Philip Gleeson \nBeatrice Byrne – A widow…………………………………………………………Hilary Boyle \nHelen Byrne – Daughter of Beatrice…………………………………………..Roisin Mee \nTime and Place \n1957 County Mayo\, Ireland \nDirected by Tom O’Brien \nA limited number of copies of Tom’s play will be available for sale on the night. URL:https://www.dublinshakespearesociety.ie/event/mo/ LOCATION:The Teachers’ Club\, 36 Parnell Square West\, Dublin\, Dublin\, D01 T6V6\, Ireland CATEGORIES:Events,Past Productions ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.dublinshakespearesociety.ie/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/Tom-O-Brien.jpg ORGANIZER;CN="Dublin Shakespeare Society":MAILTO:info(at)dublinshakespearesociety.ie END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20170422T193000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20170422T233000 DTSTAMP:20170411T204129Z CREATED:20170411T204129Z LAST-MODIFIED:20170411T204129Z UID:2046-1492889400-1492903800@www.dublinshakespearesociety.ie SUMMARY:A Special Tribute to the Bard DESCRIPTION:To mark the end of the Shakespeare 400 anniversary a \n‘Shakes Wake’ \nwill take place \nin \nTeachers’ Club (room TBC) \non \nSaturday\, 22nd April\, 7.30 p.m \nThe evening will follow a similar format to last year’s Yeats evening and will again be co-ordinated by Mary Dowling and Mary Howard. \nMembers will  present a favourite piece from Shakespeare’s canon – plays\, sonnets or songs – along with a few words to tell us why it was chosen. \nWhile the emphasis of the evening is on the Bard’s own words\, some people may wish to contribute a piece about him that is particularly relevant to the evening. URL:https://www.dublinshakespearesociety.ie/event/special-tribute-bard/ LOCATION:The Teachers’ Club\, 36 Parnell Square West\, Dublin\, Dublin\, D01 T6V6\, Ireland CATEGORIES:Events,Party ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://www.dublinshakespearesociety.ie/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/shakespeares-wake.png ORGANIZER;CN="Dublin Shakespeare Society":MAILTO:info(at)dublinshakespearesociety.ie END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20170420T193000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20170420T210000 DTSTAMP:20170411T204015Z CREATED:20170411T192034Z LAST-MODIFIED:20170411T204015Z UID:2039-1492716600-1492722000@www.dublinshakespearesociety.ie SUMMARY:Literary Dublin During the Emergency DESCRIPTION:This exciting talk by Val O’Donnell takes place as ‘Dublin : One City One Book’ \,sponsored by Dublin UNESCO City of Literature. \n\n \n \n \n\nThe book selected this year is ECHOLAND by Joe Joyce. \nIt’s a thriller set in Dublin in June 1940 and was selected because of its broad appeal to City readers. \nVal’s talk will focus on the literary scene in Dublin at the same time as the novel is set. \nHe will also be reading from ECHOLAND. \nFor those who don’t know it\, Rathfarnham Castle\, recently renovated \, is a lovely location. \nIt is served by buses 16 and 15B. \nThe event should be over around 9pm. \nBOOKING ESSENTIAL URL:https://www.dublinshakespearesociety.ie/event/literary-dublin-emergency/ LOCATION:Rathfarnham Castle\, Grange Road\, Rathfarnham\, Dublin 14\, D14 K3T6\, Ireland CATEGORIES:Events,Talk ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.dublinshakespearesociety.ie/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/Val-ODonnell.jpg ORGANIZER;CN="Dublin %3A One City One Book":MAILTO:rathfarnhamcastle@opw.ie END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Dublin:20170331T193000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/Dublin:20170401T193000 DTSTAMP:20170222T214326Z CREATED:20170207T195022Z LAST-MODIFIED:20170222T214326Z UID:2014-1490988600-1491075000@www.dublinshakespearesociety.ie SUMMARY:Staging McGahern 2017 DESCRIPTION:We are proud to present\, under licence with ‘The Agency (London) Ltd.\, a production which dramatises two of McGahern’s short stories. \nThe experience of loss and yearning forms the core of both of these plays staged in the Theatre@36 in the Teachers Club\, Dublin. \n‘A Slip Up’ concerns a couple who have given up their farm in rural Ireland in middle-age to emigrate to London. \nThe effects of this sundering from the land and community are revealed through the ordinary routines of married life. \n‘All Sorts of Impossible Things’ centres on a friendship between an unmarried\, middle-aged school teacher and a young\, married\, chronically-ill agricultural instructor. \nThe disparity in age\, health\, and marital status are the means through which McGahern explores issues of love\, loss\, fear of death\, and the nature of friendship itself. \nCasts are as follows: \nA Slip Up \nPaul Maher \nMuriel Caslin O’Hagan \nBrendan Dunne \nMary Conlon \nMarie Ryan \n~ \nAll Sorts of Impossible Things \nPádraig Denihan \nHilary Boyle \nPaul McCorry \nEoin Ó Séaghdha \nAnn Hogan \nAnn Kennedy \nJane Baird \n \nThis production has been licensed by arrangement with \nThe Agency (London) Ltd.\, 24 Pottery Lane\, London W11 4LZ \n  URL:https://www.dublinshakespearesociety.ie/event/staging-mcgahern-2017/ LOCATION:The Dock – Carrick on Shannon\, St Georges Terrace\, Townparks\,\, Carrick on Shannon\, \, Co. Leitrim\, N41 T2X2\, Ireland CATEGORIES:Events ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.dublinshakespearesociety.ie/wp-content/uploads/2017/02/staging-mcgahern-thedock_webmedium.jpg ORGANIZER;CN="Dublin Shakespeare Society":MAILTO:info(at)dublinshakespearesociety.ie END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20170204T100000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20170205T150000 DTSTAMP:20170201T181727Z CREATED:20170125T181927Z LAST-MODIFIED:20170201T181727Z UID:1995-1486202400-1486306800@www.dublinshakespearesociety.ie SUMMARY:By the Bog of Cats - workshops DESCRIPTION:Actors’ and Directors’ Workshop\nGeraldine Maguire will be directing ‘By the Bog of Cats’ by Marina Carr to be performed in The Teacher’s club from Monday 12th June 2017 to Saturday 17th June. \nIn anticipation Two Workshops will be held in The Teacher’s Club as follows:\n10am to 3pm\, Saturday 4th and Sunday 5th February 2017\nand 10am to 3pm\, Saturday 11th and Sunday 12th February 2017 \n \nGeraldine Maguire – Workshop facilitator\nGeraldine has an Honours Bachelor of Arts Degree in Drama and Theatre Studies from TCD and a Masters. She has directed varied works from The Importance of Being Earnest to Death of a Salesman. She recently produced seven Beckett plays\, directing three of them. She has performed many roles\, from Desdemona in Othello\, to Blanche in Street Car Named Desire\, to Mrs Gogan in The Plough and the Stars. Recently she performed at the RDS in The Masque of Minerva\, a musical revue to celebrate Shakespeare’s 500 year anniversary\, also the lead in Patrick Pearse’s The King for Sparc Productions. \nCaroline Coffey – Workshop facilitator\nCaroline is a drama facilitator and director with a Masters in International Theatre studies from DCU and a graduate of Artstrain programme with The National Association of Youth Drama. She is a theatre performance graduate of Inchicore College with various screen credits. She has trained in Theatre of the Oppressed with Julian Boal. She tutors in the Gaiety School of Acting. She works freelance with community theatre projects and most recently with the Abbey Theatre community and outreach programme. \nWorkshop Schedule \nWe recommend that participants will read the play before the workshop \n\nStart with limbering up exercises.\nA brief outline of the work which will include: Themes of the play and the plot.\nThe mood and atmosphere of the play will be discussed.\nThe societal power structures within the play will be explored.\n5 key scenes will be improvised and we will discuss their effectiveness.\nEach scene will then be performed\, keeping in mind the aspects discussed. URL:https://www.dublinshakespearesociety.ie/event/bog-cats-workshops/ LOCATION:The Teachers’ Club\, 36 Parnell Square West\, Dublin\, Dublin\, D01 T6V6\, Ireland CATEGORIES:Auditions,Events ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://www.dublinshakespearesociety.ie/wp-content/uploads/2017/01/bog_linear_poster.png ORGANIZER;CN="Dublin Shakespeare Society":MAILTO:info(at)dublinshakespearesociety.ie END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Dublin:20170128T193000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/Dublin:20170128T213000 DTSTAMP:20170520T204557Z CREATED:20160714T120026Z LAST-MODIFIED:20170520T204557Z UID:1576-1485631800-1485639000@www.dublinshakespearesociety.ie SUMMARY:The Garden Party DESCRIPTION:The Sheridan family is preparing to host a garden party. \nLaura is supposed to be in charge but has trouble with the workers who appear to know better\, and her mother (Mrs. Sheridan) has ordered lilies to be delivered for the party without Laura’s approval. Her sister Jose tests the piano\, and then sings a song in case she is asked to do so again later. \nAfter the furniture is rearranged\, they learn that their working-class neighbor Mr. Scott has died. \nWhile Laura believes the party should be called off\, neither Jose nor their mother agrees. The party is a success\, and later Mrs. Sheridan decides it would be good to bring a basket full of leftovers to the Scotts’ house. She summons Laura to do so. \nLaura is shown into the poor neighbors’ house by Mrs. Scott’s sister\, then sees the widow and her late husband’s corpse. She is enamored of the young man\, finding him beautiful and compelling\, and when she leaves to find her brother waiting. By visiting this dead man\, she will find her true self and become more than just a social class. \n Rehearsed Reading of “The Garden Party” by Katherine Mansfield \nAdapted andDirected by Emily Maher. URL:https://www.dublinshakespearesociety.ie/event/the-garden-party/ LOCATION:The Teachers’ Club\, 36 Parnell Square West\, Dublin\, Dublin\, D01 T6V6\, Ireland CATEGORIES:Events,Past Productions,Rehearsed Reading ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.dublinshakespearesociety.ie/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/Three_young_woman_are_sitting_at_table_in_a_garden_having_Wellcome_V0040193-scaled.jpg ORGANIZER;CN="Dublin Shakespeare Society":MAILTO:info(at)dublinshakespearesociety.ie END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Dublin:20170114T193000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/Dublin:20170114T220000 DTSTAMP:20190217T211417Z CREATED:20170108T173607Z LAST-MODIFIED:20190217T211417Z UID:1985-1484422200-1484431200@www.dublinshakespearesociety.ie SUMMARY:Fragments of a Flemish Soul DESCRIPTION:SOLD OUT\nBack by popular demand. \nThe Dublin Shakespeare Society presents a second evening showcasing a collection of songs by Jacques Brel\, the most popular “dead” singer in the French language. \nHe still sells more than 200\,000 albums a year\, significantly more than Edith Piaf. \nHis wry\, tortured songs were written not to be sung but to be performed. He delivered them with such pained and profound emotion that he ended each concert dripping with sweat. \nmage courtesy https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/7/73/Domino_-_Jacques_Brel_5.jpg \nBorn in Brussels\, he enraptured his audiences with a distinctly personal style of dramatic songs about love and death\, old folk\, youth\, soldiers\, bullfighting and many more. \nSingers: Ciara Murphy\, Jim Butler\, Ann Hogan\, \nJames O’Connor\, Dermot Corrigan\, Niamh O’Brien\, \nAnn McManus and Philip Gleeson. \nAccompanists: Val O’Donnell\, Kieran Hutton\, Brian Ingoldsby\, Jim Butler\, Dermot Corrigan. \nMaster of Ceremonies: Stephen Curran \nProducer: Dermot Corrigan                                      Production Manager: Eileen Sheridan URL:https://www.dublinshakespearesociety.ie/event/fragments-of-a-flemish-soul-2/ LOCATION:The Teachers’ Club\, 36 Parnell Square West\, Dublin\, Dublin\, D01 T6V6\, Ireland CATEGORIES:Music,Past Productions ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://www.dublinshakespearesociety.ie/wp-content/uploads/2017/01/Domino_acques_Brel-SOLD-OUT.png ORGANIZER;CN="Dublin Shakespeare Society":MAILTO:info(at)dublinshakespearesociety.ie END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR