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Theatre, film and documentary maker Louis Lentin will situate his own television work, specifically his ground breaking production for television, of Dear Daughter in the wider the role of Irish documentary in film and television. Ireland has experienced dramatic shifts in its social and political make-up in recent decades which has been directly reflected and shaped by the media. Lentin’s ...
Lisa Dwan visits the ILS to discuss her intense engagement with Samuel Beckett's work. She recently completed a marathon tour of a triple bill of late Samuel Beckett works. In Not I she played a disembodied mouth delivering a stream of consciousness at speed, capturing the despair of an outcast caught in a speechless existence while floating above the stage ...
Where Would You Like The Bullet: a film about Aidan Higgins followed by Christmas drinks. The Irish Literary Society is banding together with the Irish Cultural Centre, Hammersmith to host a free screening of the UK premiere of a documentary on the Irish writer Aidan Higgins. Come along and be introduced to the Society and other London-Irish organisations on 11 ...
We are delighted to join with our friends to mark the occasion of 40 years of Salmon Poetry and to celebrate the work of Jessie Lendennie. To mark that achievement 100 writers have come together in contributing to a special Festschrift presented as a complete surprise to Jessie at Christmas 2020. Editor Nessa O'Mahony interviews Jessie for the ILS and ...
The Brian Moore at 100 Project and the Irish Literary Society present a free screening of The Lonely Passion of Judith Hearne, an adaptation of Moore's anti-church novel that features an astonishing Maggie Smith in a role regarded as one of her finest. Judith Hearne (Smith) is a middle-aged spinster who’s dedicated her life to the church and caring for ...
Neil Jordan is unique in his success both as a fiction writer and a movie maker. In his new memoir Amnesiac he looks back over his twin careers with a certain amused wonderment - how did he manage all that? The result is a fascinating record of private loves and losses, of public triumphs and lessons learned, in a narrative ...