Playwriting in Action with Conall Morrison

Can you teach someone to write a play in three hours? No, but the right person can give them a good idea what a great play looks like from the inside. 'Playwriting in Action' is an afternoon of dramatic exploration, engagement and personal polemic presented by one of Ireland's most original theatre practitioners, Conall Morrison, currently Pavilion Theatre's Artist in Residence 2011. As well as being an acclaimed playwright himself, Conall has worked as Dramaturg and Director on the new plays of some of Ireland's best known writers including Tom Murphy, Marina Carr and Gary Mitchell.

Places are strictly limited (10 max). This workshop is open to people living or working in Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown.

Time: 2-5 pm

Date: Friday 9th September

Place: Pavilion Theatre

Tickets: €25

Book now via the Pavilion Box Office, Marine Road, Dún Laoghaire, County Dublin, telephone (01) 231 2929, or online at www.paviliontheatre.ie

Pavilion Theatre's Artist in Residence programme 2011 is supported by dlr County Council and The Arts Council

Paul Perry announced as new Curator of Poetry Now

Poetry Now at Mountains to Sea, dlr Book Festival

Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown County Council Arts Office are delighted to announce that poet Paul Perry has been appointed as the curator of Poetry Now at Mountains to Sea, dlr Book Festival.

The dlr Poetry Now International Poetry Festival has been a core strand of the Dún-Laoghaire Rathdown County Council Arts Office programme for the last sixteen years. It is highly regarded for its artistic excellence and has become the most anticipated event on the annual poetry calendar in Ireland. Previous curators have included Patrick Galvin, Conor O’Callaghan and John McAuliffe. The outgoing curator is Belinda McKeon, who curated the festival from 2008 to 2011.