Born in Dublin in 1967, playwright Enda Walsh has established an impressive reputation in his native Ireland as well as Great Britain. Currently a resident of London, he’s authored over a dozen plays—most quite successful—as well as radio dramas for RTÉ (the Irish broadcasting service) and the screenplay for the film “Disco Pigs.” But in […]
Archives for March 17, 2011
An Ideal Husband
He is a young, dashing, impossibly handsome politician, a rapidly rising star in his party, which prizes him for his integrity, forthrightness and brilliant oratorical skills. She is his wife, surpassingly cultured, graceful, and beautiful, an elegant young woman whose dinner parties and salons have already become the toast of the town. Both are on […]
Solas Nua passes out free books today and throws a party
If you’re around a DC metro stop today and you’re lucky, you could get one of the 10,000 free books by Irish writers being handed out by a hundred volunteers. It’s Solas Nua’s way of celebrating Irish writers, and they’ve been doing it since 2006. Some of the titles included this year are The Master by […]