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'On The Nail' Literary Cabaret printable version

04 Sep 2014: posted by the editor - Events, Arts, Ireland

The Limerick Writers' Centre brings to the Lime Tree Theatre for the first time an exciting literary live review featuring guests, expected and otherwise, for a night of music, readings, poetry and sometimes the weird and wonderful - an evening of mellow musings at the cutting edge of performance.

There will also be a special private screening of the short film Two Gallants (based on the James Joyce short story)

Joining the 'On the Nail' crew will be producer and director Carl Finnegan and friends, for a private screening of a new film based on the James Joyce short story from Dubliners - Two Gallants. This will be followed by a talk about adapting Joyce for film and a reading from the original short story by actor Zeb Moore.

The line up for the night is as follows, but expect the unexpected as you never know who will drop in!

PART 1
1) TECHNO MUXZ with Arthur Watson and Pat Stack The Techno MUXZ relates to a post- apocalyptic literary universe inhabited by Major Matrix and two rebellious acolytes! MUXZ is part-structured, part-spontaneous, improvised poetic/artistic/musical explorations of these themes involving combinations of sound, spoken word, random movement, ritual, repetition, dance, music, art, and costume ….a MUXZ.

2) Patsy McCoy and Mairtin O Briain accompanied by saxophonist Peadar Sax Tumelty present a review of Edit Piaf and her music.

3) John Carew is a poet and story teller, many of his poems and stories are influenced by old Ireland and his stories are told in the old seanachaí style. John is also influenced by the myths and legends of Lough Gur, he has a great interest in world war one and that is sometimes reflected in his poems and stories. John also likes to write poems and stories with social comment in them.

4) Songwriter Sean Macleod presents his own brand of original music. Sean is a singer/songwriter/musician, and producer from Dublin but now living in Limerick. Sean was a key member in the Dublin Based group Cisco whose four track E.P Sugarcoat and debut Album, CISCO, produced by U2 engineer Paul Barrett, received favourable critical appraise both in Irelandand the UK. Since the break- up of the band in 2006 Sean has released continued as a solo performer and has released numerous singles and albums since. A new album Cool Charisma is released in September.

5) Austin and Mike Durack, will present pieces from their recently released album "The Secret Chord" that includes poems by Mike and instrumental originals by Austin. Mike Durack was a founder member of' Killaloe Writers Group. Austin's career as singer, guitarist and composer has yielded nine albums and frequent airplay on national radio and television.

6) Seán Ó Coistealbha is a Connamara based poet who writes in both Irish language and English medium.. His poetry is inspired by rural and cultural themes and sometimes reflect on a past life and times.

7) Fergus Costello, singer-songwriter,performance poet, storyteller, and comic entertainer all rolled into one. A crafter of 'hilarious comedy monologues'(Davin O'Dwyer, The Irish Times), Fergus Costello claims an impressive number of performance prizes.

PART 2
Two Gallants movie with producer and director Carl Finnegan and friends presents Two Gallants screening

Reading of the original 'Two Gallants' by Zeb Moore
Talk: Adapting Joyce to Film
Two Gallants is based on the short story by James Joyce.

Two Gallants tells the tale of Lenehan, a man down on his luck and pushed to the point where he'll do anything to get by and his friend Corley, a shady character who'll do just about anything to line his own wallet. With the helpof Magda, a wide eyed young polish woman, Corley sets out to plan the heist of a wealthy Dublin family's safe.

Although primarily the story of two con men similar to the original short story by James Joyce. The film focuses on the tenuous relationship of the two men and the fear Lenehan has that his friend may desert him for his new female companion. Dublin is portrayed visually as a city where each individual is trying to get ahead of one another in the environment and also in every characters interaction. The film addresses themes and issues related to capitalism, emigration and homelessness currently found in Irish culture while still fulfilling its heist story origins.

Directed & Produced by Carl Finnegan
Screenplay by Carl Finnegan & Darren McGrath.
With exclusive music from Fun Lovin' Criminal Brian 'Fast' Leiser.
Associate produced by Donal Thurlow, Mary Wogan & Darren McGrath.

See the trailer: http://youtu.be/3pDuKdZr0ck

Further details: www.limetreetheatre.ie Tel: 061 774778

MC FOR THE EVENING IS DONAL THURLOW.

http://youtu.be/0gPyX_Qoscw

When: Sat 20th Sept 2014 at 8.00pm

Where: At The Lime Tree Theatre, Limerick.

Price: Tickets €10.00 (Students with ID €5.00)

Tags: Limerick Writers' Centre

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