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Blue Raincoat’s The Third Policeman Review
After my trip to see Eamon Morrissey’s The Brother, I meant to write up a review of Blue Raincoat’s The Third Policeman, but stuff happened and I never got around to it.
It’s been ages since I went to see the Sligo based company’s stage version of O’Brien’s somewhat rogue novel. Written straight after the genius that is At Swim Two Birds, O’Brien experienced difficulty securing a published after the mediocre reception of At Swim, and O’Brien eventually concocted a ridiculous lie which had the manuscript flying out of the window of his car on a drive one evening, only for the novel to be published posthumously. Continue reading
Eamon Morrissey’s The Brother Review
I recently went to see Ten42, in conjunction with Eamon Morrissey’s The Brother – a wonderful stage adaptation of a medley of Brian O’Nolan, Myles na Gopaleen, Flann O’Brien’s work. Definitely a real treat! Continue reading
