WHAT FOREMOTHERS?

Performed by: Megan Vine (Blanaid Salkeld), Sarah-Jane Scott (Temple Lane), Sarah Healy (Mary Devenport O'Neill), Yvette Picque (Sheila Wingfield), Deirdre Bhreatnach (Freda Laughton), Leticia Diaz (Rhoda Coghill)

Directed by Sarah O’Toole and produced in tandem with #wakingthefeministswest, a student-led theatre initiative supported by NUI Galway’s Centre for Drama, Theatre and Performance. #wakingthefeministswest is a Galway-based season of plays and performances by Irish women and runs until the end of the year.

Performances take place in Nun's Island Theatre on Thursday 21st and Friday 22nd April at 3pm.

Tickets available from the following:

www.cuirt.ie

www.http://tht.ie/2379/cuirt-2016 091 - 569777

Poets John Montague and Paul Muldoon (featured on the OL course) read on the Saturday night of this year’s Cúirt Festival at The Town Hall Theatre. 

Montague had recently been in hospital for an operation, but still maintained a coy sense of humour throughout the reading.  Upon reaching the lectern, he mused wryly, “I see a few books here.  I think I wrote them”. 

He opened with “The Trout”.  I wish I had been quick enough to record it.  He noted that the poem is dedicated to Irish artist and avid fisherman Barrie Cooke.  He  unfortunately passed away last year.  

At eighty-six years of age, Montague managed to engage the audience fully throughout the reading due to his wit and warmth. 

He signed books after the reading, and I’ll admit I was one of the first pushing through.  After a busy book signing, I noted he was still standing at the bar as we left around 11 o’clock. 

Paul Muldoon is featured on your OL course with his poem, “Anseo”.  Even for those of you taking the HL paper, it might be a nice poem to look at for an unseen poetry question.  Muldoon is a powerhouse in his own right.  He is the current poetry editor of my favourite publictation, The New Yorker, a professor at Princeton, and plays in a few bands.