The Princess Grace Irish Library in Monaco will host a free evening of Irish theatre and music on Thursday 19th March at 7pm to mark St Patrick’s Day, giving a fun opportunity for guests to celebrate the day and dress up in green.
Actors from the Monaco-Ireland Arts Society, directed by Virginia Disney Connell, will perform readings drawn from the letters and journal entries between three of Ireland’s most known literary figures: James Joyce, W.B Yeats and Oliver St. John Gogarty.
Additionally, the evening will feature guitar performances by Philippe Loli, professor at the Académie Rainier III de Monaco and member of the renowned Aïghetta Quartet, which was created in Monte Carlo in 1979 and has since performed worldwide.
The musical performance is set to pay tribute to a lesser-known aspect of James Joyce’s life, who except of being the renowned author of Ulysses, he was also an accomplished singer and guitarist.
For those wondering about the date, the reason the event takes place on the 19th instead of St Patrick’s Day itself is to avoid a clash with an Irish-themed evening being held at the Monaco Yacht Club on the 17th.
Entry is free, though reservations are required due to limited space and can be made at pgil.mc or by emailing info@pgil.mc.
A few days earlier, the library also features a talk on 5th March by Writer-in-Residence Jeanne Sutton, supported by the Ireland Funds Monaco, on the theme of Irish heroines in migrant fiction.
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