2012 Programme

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 2012 Festival Programme (224.23 kB)

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Thursday 4th October

7.30pm The Dead Dinner     James Joyces “The Dead” Dinner (1.21 MB)
Left Bank Restaurant, Athlone

Friday 5th October

9.30-4.30pm   Playwriting workshop.
Thomas Conway, Druid Theatre, Galway will lead an interactive workshop.
Venue : Shamrock Lodge Hotel

5-6pm  "Prose by Any Other Name" in colllaboration with Martin Kelleher of Making Space. This event brings together two writers' groups Death Rattle & Twisted Lemon, who will jointly perform a combination of poetry and prose.
Venue : Passionfruit Theatre

7.30pm Recital by Athlone A Cappalla
8.00pm  Reading by Paul Durcan. Paul will be reading from his new book “Praise in which I live and more and have my Being”
Venue : Shamrock Lodge Hotel

Saturday 6th  October   Venue : Shamrock Lodge Hotel

10.30 – 12.30  Creative Writing workshop by Ann Skelly.

11.00am  Walking tour West Side of Athlone by Gearoid O’Brien.
Meeting point : Side of Castle.

1.00– 2.00pm  Scones and Readings from contributors to Flash Fiction competition.

2.30 – 4.30.  Poetry Workshop by poet Noel Monahan.

3.00 – 5.00pm  Mental Illness : The Great Illusion.
Nell McCafferty in conversation with Dr Ivor Browne.

8.00pm Poetry Slam chaired by The Gombeens.

Sunday 7th October

12noon. Athlone Literary Festival Sunday Miscellany.