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Anne Clarke of Landmark Productions is on the lookout for six budding playwrights to have their plays performed at the Cork Midsommer Festival next June.
This week we begin by looking at Days of Clear Light, a festschrift in honour of Salmon Press founder Jessie Lendennie to celebrate 40 years of the poetry press. Peter reflects on a favourite book, Gaston Bachelard’s The Poetics of Space, and our Toaster Challenge guest is actor Cathy Belton, fresh from her performance in the Landmark Productions online version of Mark O’Rowe’s The Approach.Cathy’ s Toaster Challenge choice is The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald.Intro/outro music: Colm Mac Con Iomaire, ‘Thou Shalt Not Carry’ from The Hare’s Corner, 2008, with thanks to Colm for permission to use it.Link music: Alone, Purple Planet Music, https://www.purple-planet.com/Artwork by Freya SirrTo subscribe to Books for Breakfast go to your podcast provider of choice (Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Google etc) and search for the podcast then hit subscribe or follow, or simply click the appropriate button above. Support the show (https://www.buymeacoffee.com/books4breakfast)
The NHB Playgroup from Nick Hern Books brings you one free play to read and discuss each week, followed by a Q&A with the writer. In this episode of The NHB Playgroup Q&A Podcast, we spoke to Enda Walsh about his beautiful, tender and dazzlingly theatrical drama Arlington. Enda's play premiered at Galway International Arts Festival in 2016, in a co-production between the festival and Landmark Productions, directed by Enda himself. It later transferred to St. Ann's Warehouse in New York. See more about The NHB Playgroup and find out how to get involved here: www.nickhernbooks.co.uk/playgroup Host: Siân Mayhall-Purvis Producer: Jon Barton Executive Producer: Matt Applewhite
Support Personality Bingo and become a patron [at our Patreon here](https://www.patreon.com/personalitybingo?alert=2). If a contribution of a couple of Euro wouldn’t make a massive difference to your life, just know it makes a gigantic one in ours! As Blindboy says, “it’s a model based off soundness”, so if you CAN support, please do on behalf of someone who can’t! ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- Kwaku Fortune holds a Bachelor in Acting degree from The Lir Academy at Trinity College Dublin (in partnership with RADA). He is currently appearing in The Ark production of PEAT, directed by Tim Crouch. His most recent credits include the role of Julian in Sophie Hyde's forthcoming feature ANIMALS and the role of Eli in ASKING FOR IT by Louise Neill (Adapted by Meadhbh McHugh in collaboration with Annabelle Comyn) for Landmark Productions at the Abbey Theatre. Screen credits include the the role of Finn in Aoife McArdle's feature KISSING CANDICE (which premiered at the Toronto International Film Festival 2017), Noel in Alan Dunne's short film IDLE, BIBLE STUDIES directed by Graham Bollard, in which he played the role of John, the role of Aden in Wu Tsang's TIED AND TRUE, Rob Clarke's DIT short THE DAY AFTER YESTERDAY, 13 STEPS DOWN directed by Marek Losey for ITV and the RTÉ series THE IMPORTANCE OF BEING WHATEVER, directed by Rob and Ronan Burke, in which he played the lead role of Tobi. Other theatre credits include the role of Dara Mood in Marina Carr's ON RAFTERY'S HILL, directed by Catriona McLaughlin at the Abbey and the lead role of Patrick in PLAYBOYZ, a re-imagining of JM Synge's Playboy of the Western World written and directed by Martin Sharry as part of Dublin Theatre Festival 2017. Kwaku's credits with The Lír include THE SKRIKER and BUDDLEIA , both directed by Tom Creed, THE CRADLE WILL ROCK directed by Wayne Jordan, GIVEN THE DAY, which he also co-devised with director Louise Lowe, BY THE BOG OF CATS directed by Selina Cartmell, AGAMEMNON directed by Wayne Jordan, AS YOU LIKE IT and THE PETTY BOURGEOIS both directed by Hilary Wood and UNCLE VANYA directed by David Horan. Kwaku is based in Dublin.
Abbey Talks Live Public Event: Author of Asking For It Louise O’Neill, director and co-adaptor Annabelle Comyn join writers Emilie Pine and John Boyne in a conversation on staging challenging material, sharing creative personal work for the public gaze and counting the cost of their brutal honesty. [Plot and story lines revealed throughout this discussion] Asking For It by Louise O'Neill, Adapted by Meadhbh McHugh in colloboration with Annabelle Comyn, Directed by Annabelle Comyn. LANDMARK PRODUCTIONS and THE EVERYMAN in association with the ABBEY THEATRE and CORK MIDSUMMER FESTIVAL Recorded on Thursday 15 November 2018 on the Peacock stage. Sound operator: Derek Conaghy Moderator & Editor: Lisa Farrelly
With nearly 40 years experience across stage, screen, and radio, it's fair to say Jonathan White has done it all. Here we chat about his formative years growing up in New York, securing his Equity card whilst still at TCD, early work with the Gate and Rough Magic, the last minute legal madness surrounding Anglo: The Musical, his role at Landmark Productions, and of course, Fr. Ted. It’s the Rise Productions: Irish Theatre Podcast, Series 2, Episode 10 – Enjoy!
Thursday 23 August 2012One of our most successful and experienced producers, Anne Clarke’s talent is increasingly going global. Here we chat about finding her mixed experiences of student theatre, landing her dream job at the Dublin Theatre Festival, her long tenure at the renowned Gate theatre, the bold decision to subsequently leave and set up Landmark Productions, juggling large-scale commercial productions with more intimate pieces, and the massive success of Misterman. It’s episode 42 of the Rise Productions: Irish Theatre Podcast – Enjoy!
Ballyturk writer and director Enda Walsh talks about the split second spin and disposable energy that fuels creativity with theatre maker and Ballyturk actor Mikel Murfi. Ballyturk is a Landmark Productions and Galway International Arts Festival co-production in association with the Abbey Theatre. The world-class creative team includes set and costume design by Jamie Vartan, lighting design by Adam Silverman, sound design by Helen Atkinson with original music composed by Teho Teardo. Podcast recorded at the Abbey Theatre on 27 February 2017 Editor: Lisa Farrelly Sound Operator: Derek Conaghy
Podcast interview with actor Hugh O’Conor from Landmark Productions and Galway International Arts Festival's Arlington. Written & directed by Enda Walsh, choreographed by Emma Martin and playing on the Abbey Stage until 25 February 2017. Recorded at the Abbey Theatre on 18 February 2017. Interviewer & Sound Editor: Lisa Farrelly. Sound Operator: Derek Conaghy.
Podcast interview with award winning dance artist Oona Doherty from Landmark Productions and Galway International Arts Festival's Arlington. Written & directed by Enda Walsh, choreographed by Emma Martin and playing on the Abbey Stage until 25 February 2017. Recorded at the Abbey Theatre on 15 February 2017. Interviewer & Sound Editor: Lisa Farrelly. Sound Operator: Derek Conaghy.