Tag Archives: Flann O’Brien
Lazy Is As Lazy Does
I really need to write a new blog post don’t I?! I will, I’m just very busy….watching box episodes of the Wire, and reading “Hey Whipple, Squeeze This” and struggling with InDesign …. and staring into space. I did go … Continue reading
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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
Irish Arts Funding Has Achieved Alot…But Who Are WE Funding?!
With the Irish arts sector emerging from government funding cuts in one piece, maybe we need to look further at who and what the Irish government are funding and who really needs the money! Continue reading
Flann O’Brien
I’ve noticed on my blog stats page, that I’ve been getting a lot of traffic through from searches for info on Flann O’Brien and postmodernism. When I was completing a BA in English, I wrote my degree thesis on Flann O’Brien and Postmodernism as well as post colonialism; so I’ve decided to publish my project on the blog. Continue reading
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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
