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Moderated by Fiach Mac Conghail. Friday 22 January 2016 at the Abbey Theatre

Every person in Ireland – man, woman and child – has been conditioned since birth to listen when men speak. In the feminist movement, how can we acknowledge and account for the man problem as we struggle to Repeal the Eighth amendment. When the subject is women, how do we make Ireland listen? Moderated by Dearbhail McDonald Friday 22 January 2016 at the Abbey Theatre

Author of The Cambridge Companion to Modern Irish Culture and Outrageous Fortune: Capital and Culture in Modern Ireland reflects on changing themes in Irish practice. Friday 22 January 2016 at the Abbey Theatre

The Israeli journalist and author will talk about the current situation in Gaza and his own view of what the future holds for both Israel and Palestine. Friday 22 January at the Abbey Theatre

Friday 22 January at the Abbey Theatre

Zoe explains her experiences of working as a director in Afghanistan, Yemen, Palestine, Syria, Haiti and Lebanon. She will look at the relationship between art and responsibility, using culture as a form of resistance, and how storytelling can challenge the status quo, expose human rights violations and tell the human perspective often misrepresented in the media. Friday 22 January 2016 at the Abb...

A map of territorial use presented at The Theatre of War Symposium is revisited to expore a landscape of change. Friday 22 January 2016 at the Abbey Theatre

STEALING LIVES: DOES YOUR STORY BELONG TO YOU? How preoccupied are we with the manifestations of ourselves? Where do the ethics of storytelling apply? Friday 22 January 2016 at the Abbey Theatre

BIG DATA: OWNING YOUR OWN STORY What changes do we bring with every keystroke? Who benefits most? Friday 22 January 2016 at the Abbey Theatre

All but forgotten in official versions of Irish history, Days of Surrender focuses on the women who risked everything for a better future. In this talk, Jaki Irvine will speak about her novel and the impetus to write an alternate account of Irish history. Moderated by Fiach Mac Conghail. Friday 22 January 2016 at the Abbey Theatre.

A meditation on what it means to be human in 2016, Penny’s talk will improvisationally address the nature of change, of revolution and of altruism. Moderated by Phillip McMahon. Thursday 21 January 2016 at the Abbey Theatre

Gabriel Gbadamosi, Mark O'Halloran and Stacey Gregg (read by Kathy Rose O'Brien) GABRIEL GBADAMOSI – THE TRADITIONS OF THE DEAD Observations on Unlearning the Future. MARK O'HALLORAN – LIFE The award winning scriptwriter and actor reflects on developing documentary theatre from interviews with woman who have travelled for abortion. STACEY GREGG – GENETHICS, GENOMICS AND GEENA DAVIS A performance p...

During the 1916 Easter Rising, women of the Irish Citizen Army (Cumann na mBan), the Clan na nGaedhal Girl Scouts and individual women fought side by side with their male counterparts. Dr. Mary McAuliffe takes a close look at their unsung contributions during the first decades of the Irish Free State. Thursday 21 January at the Abbey Theatre

Lian Bell, Loughlin Deegan and Eleanor Methven will present on what is happening in the WakingTheFeminists campaign and discuss it from their own perspectives. Thursday 21 January 2016 at the Abbey Theatre

Jesse Jones, Sarah Browne, Fearghus Ó Conchúir and Sarah Jane Scaife. JESSE JONES AND SARAH BROWNE – IN THE SHADOW OF THE STATE Taking place in the context of the Irish State centenary, artists Jesse Jones and Sarah Browne discuss their exploration of statehood from the perspective of the female body. FEARGHUS Ó CONCHÚIR – THE CASEMENT PROJECT The Casement Project is a choreography of bodies and i...

Storyteller and performer Nuala Hayes offers a prelude to our gathering at The Theatre of Change Symposium. Thursday 21 January 2016 at the Abbey Theatre

In this podcast Sean Holmes Director of The Plough and the Stars talks about arguing with Ireland, the outsiders eye and hearing meaning for the first time. He talks about the prevalence of homelessness, the anger of O'Casey and asks who is Irish and where does that leave us? [140316 Sound Operator: Derek Conaghy]

Éist le aisteoir Mary Louise McCarthy agus ceoltóir Rónán Ó Snodaigh ar an téama: cad a chiallaionn se a bheith Eireannach? #SnaG2016

Éist le Manchán Magan, amhránaí Enda Reilly agus file Séamas Barra Ó Suilleabháin ar an téama Mo Cheol Thú

The Mis-Identification of David Ireland: Writer of Cyprus Avenue David Ireland talks Irishness, audiences and authority; alongside Gods, Devils and David Mamet.

Artistic Director of the Royal Court Theatre, Vicky Featherstone talks to Lisa Farrelly about directing Cyprus Avenue, the alchemy of writers and the brilliance of David Ireland. Sound Operator Ben Delaney 04.02.2016

Thomas Kilroy: playwright. by AbbeyTheatre

Actor Niall Buggy talks about his beginnings with the Abbey Theatre, suspensions of disbelief and the challenges of Shaw & O'Casey. Sound Operator: Derek Conaghy 050116

Actor, director, and playwright Eamon Morrissey recalls his extraordinary career in Irish theatre.

'Tis the season to be singing: Take a little time & enjoy actors Aileen Mythen, Damian Kearney & musician Kieran McEvoy as they serenade us through a lively recording of CHRISTMAS MORNING by Frank O'Connor. [Taken from a Christmas Noble Call 2013] [With kind permission of Peters Fraser & Dunlop. All text copyright of Frank O'Connor] Sound Operator: Derek Conaghy