Monday 19 April 2010

Terrific Line up for Dublin Writers Festival



Mark your diaries for this ever-successful and innovative festival.
When: 1st - 6th June 2010

Full Programme here.

Highlights for me:
What: Ian McEwan &; Stewart Brand
Where: National Concert Hall
When: Tuesday June 1st 7.30pm
Price: €15.00/€20.00 (Concessions available)

What: David Mitchell (I'm a huge fan, really looking forward to his new book)
Where: Project Arts Centre
When: Wednesday June 2nd 7:30pm
Price: €12.00/€10.00 Concession

What: Anne Enright Reading Stories, on Alice Munro
Where: Dublin Writers Museum
When: Saturday June 5th 11:00am
Price: FREE (RSVP info@dublinwritersfestival.com)

What: Sarah Bakewell, Declan Kiberd & Ruth Padel
Where: Project Arts Centre
When: Saturday June 5th 6:00pm
Price: €12.00/€10.00 Concession

What: Hanif Kureishi
Where: Project Arts Centre
When: Saturday June 5th 8:00pm
Price: €12.00/€10.00 Concession

What: Yann Martell (Life of Pi guy who also writes a regular suggestion of books for the Canadian Prime Minister to read and why)
Where: Dublin City Gallery - The Hugh Lane
When: Sunday June 6th 2:00pm
Price: €10.00/€8.00 Concession

What: The Gallery Press 40th Anniversary Poetry Celebration
Where: Abbey Theatre
When: Sunday June 6th 7:30pm
Price: €20.00/€15.00 Concession

They have a festival blog (but last year it was lack lustre. Could do better. I could do much better)

3 comments:

Titus said...

Me too with David Mitchell.
God, I'd love to come over with the tribe and see the city and all, but suspect it just clashes with our French tour.

Ann said...

I won't make any of these but a week or two later and there will be no stopping me!!

Ev said...

I'd love to see loads of the Dublin gigs but flippin' Listowel is on the same time. That's mad, they should talk to each other and rearrange before next year. I'll have to go in and organise them all (the threat should be enough!)