Thursday 28th July, 1pm

On Thursday 28th July at 1pm there will be two theatrical performances staged at the University of Limerick campus: The House, written by Anne Devlin and starring Aisling Christina Ryan, and West, written by Ursula Rani Sarma and starring James Corr. Both plays are produced and directed by Dr David Clare, lecturer in Drama and Theatre Studies in Mary Immaculate College. Entrance is free to IASIL delegates.

Anne Devlin
Anne Devlin
Photograph by Brian O'Neill
Ursula Rani Sarma
Ursula Rani Sarma
Photograph by Helen Warner
Dr David Clare

Dr David Clare is Lecturer in Drama and Theatre Studies at Mary Immaculate College, UL. His books include the monographs Irish Anglican Literature and Drama (Palgrave Macmillan, 2021) and Bernard Shaw’s Irish Outlook (Palgrave Macmillan, 2016) and the edited collections The Golden Thread: Irish Women Playwrights, 1716-2016 (2 vols, Liverpool University Press, 2021) and The Gate Theatre, Dublin: Inspiration and Craft (Carysfort/Peter Lang, 2018). He previously held two Irish Research Council-funded postdoctoral fellowships at NUI Galway (now University of Galway), and he is curator of the IRC-funded www.ClassicIrishPlays.com database. As a theatremaker, plays that Dr. Clare has written, adapted, directed, or produced have been staged at the Gate Theatre Lab Space and Dalkey Castle in Dublin; the Town Hall Theatre and the Bank of Ireland Theatre in Galway; and the Lime Tree Theatre, the Record Room, and MIC’s An Halla in Limerick. 

Image shows birds and also performer of this event

The Alphabet of Birds, Belltable, 69 O’Connell Street, Tuesday 26th July, at 8pm.

By Holy Show Productions, supported by The Arts Council of Ireland and the Western Development Commission.

Please note: there will be a wine reception and launch of the Holy Show arts magazine commencing at 7pm at Belltable.

The Alphabet of Birds, a new audio-visual essay for the stage written by Sara Baume will be held as part of our IASIL 2022 series of events at Belltable in Limerick city on Tuesday 26th July, commencing at 8pm. Delegates might also like to attend the wine reception and launch of the Holy Show arts magazine, commencing at 7pm at Belltable.

Tickets can be purchased at: The Alphabet of Birds - Lime Tree Theatre.

Live readings from Baume's new essay are interspersed with four short documentaries from Jamie Goldrick and features artists Sara Baume, Natalia Beylis, Gary Coyle, and Laura Fitzgerald. The essay and films are composed and will be live scored by Howlbux - Irene Buckley and Elaine Howley. Check out the trailer here: https://youtu.be/Vu_5os-rGuI