Script Shop are a local group of writers and performers, who have developed two plays linking Liverpool and Ireland.
Settled Score (written by Graham Scott) considers the position of a nurse accused of murdering of a former British soldier whilst serving in Derry, whist Aftermath (by Alex May) explores James Larkin’s (formerly of Liverpool) role in the 1913 Dublin Lock Out. Telling a story of resistance in the face of great odds, Aftermath won the Most Original Play Award at the Leverhulme Drama Festival.
Each play will also be performed at the Museum of Liverpool as art of the Family Day on Sat 28 Oct 2017. Please see full event listing for updates and schedules closer to the time.
The Liverpool Irish Festival are pleased to support Script Shop.
A time to unwind, be with friends and family and celebrate the breadth of Irish culture in this afternoon of music, song, dance, food and drink. A perfect time to reconnect with your loved ones, your (or another) culture and plan your next trip to the Island of Ireland!
The Family Céilí is one of the most popular family events at the Liverpool Irish Festival and this year returns, at a new location which welcomes families to join Liverpool Comhaltas in the spiritual home of the Irish community on Merseyside, the Liverpool Irish Centre (6 Boundary Lane, Liverpool L6 5JG). Bring family, friends and your dancing feet to join the fun and have a go a learning some Irish céilí dances, complete with live music from Liverpool Comhaltas. No previous experience is necessary as full instructions will be given, from a great dance caller.
This event also celebrates 60 years since the establishment of the Liverpool Branch of Comhaltas Ceoltóirí Éireann. For those in our readership who don’t know, Comhaltas is a cultural movement concerned with the promotion and preservation of the music, dance and language of Ireland. As the world grows more complex, it is more important than ever to take a strong stand in maintaining a living folk tradition. Thus, celebrating 60 years of the Liverpool Branch, which has been instrumental in maintaining the tradition of Irish music teaching, playing and appreciation here and away from the city, is incredibly important and we welcome you to join in.
To find out more about Liverpool Comhaltas and its bunreacht (constitution) visit its Facebook page @Comhaltas.Liverpool
This event is organised by Liverpool Comhaltas and the Liverpool Irish Centre in partnership with the Liverpool Irish Festival and forms part of a wider family weekend, which includes the Family Day at the Museum.
Kelly’s Dispensary is a home-from-home for many Irish people now living in Liverpool.
Involved in the community, sponsoring local Gaelic Athletic Association teams, the trad session has been a great addition to Kelly’s (and the festival), where performers receive free food and drink.
Following its festival success in 2014, Stephen Smith’s Committed is back in full force with Falling Doors Theatre.
Set in 1993 in a Catholic ghetto in Belfast, Dan McCrory (Republican ex-prisoner) has been sent to organise the people against a plague of petty crime. Where the police are not welcome, the “Concerned Resident’s Committee” become be judge and jury. However, as Dan finds – to his cost – justice must wield a double-edged sword. Playwright Stephen Smith is a published poet and was a political activist and teacher around the time of the troubles in Ireland.
Committed was written in Liverpool, following Smith’s experiences as a concerned Belfast resident, during the aftermath of the ceasefire. Directed by Sarah Van Parys, a LJMU and Young Everyman Playhouse Director’s Course graduate, this is a compelling and intense play, fraught with the difficulties of the Troubles @fallingdoorstheatre
Join Liverpool Branch of Comhaltas Ceoltóirí Éireann and the Liverpool Céilí Band in celebrating the sixtieth anniversary of the founding of Comhaltas in Liverpool.
Entertainment by Liverpool Comhaltas musicians – past and present – as well as some special guests.
For more information about Liverpool Comhaltas’s sixtieth anniversary celebrations please read the Family Céilí event entry. @Liverpool.Comhaltas
Join the resident musicians from Liverpool Branch of Comhaltas – and friends – to start the celebrations that mark the sixtieth anniversary of the founding of Comhaltas in Liverpool.
All musicians and singers welcome. @Comhaltas.Liverpool
This event is organised by Liverpool Comhaltas and the Liverpool Irish Centre in partnership with the Liverpool Irish Festival and forms part of a wider family weekend, which includes the Family Day at the Museum and a Family Céilí. Please see individual event listings for details.
Anita Rochford (box) and Mikey Kenney (fiddle and member of The Saltcutters and Hop the Sea) are both powerful players from the Liverpool Céilí Band.
In this special performance the pair come together for a duet of bouncy and intricate dance tunes from the West and South of Ireland.
A regular feature on the Liverpool Irish Centre’s calendar, the Supper Céilí provides a night of céilí dancing, with live music from Michael Coyne.
The Secret of Kells (Cert PG, 78mins) is an animated fantasy film in which magic and Celtic mythology come together in a riot of colour and detail that dazzle the eyes.
It is a sweeping story about the power of imagination and faith to carry humanity through dark times. Directed by Tomm Moore (Newry, NI) and Nora Twomey (Cork, ROI).
Join Empty Spaces Cinema at The Handyman Supermarket for a pop-up film festival celebrating Irish cinema with a mixture of movies that look at Irish life.
The Irish Pub (Cert 15, 76mins) takes a loving look at traditional Irish pubs and the people who run them, highlighting the friendships they share with loyal customers. Directed by Alex Fegan (city of birth or residence unknown).
Join Empty Spaces Cinema at The Handyman Supermarket for a pop-up film festival celebrating Irish cinema with a mixture of movies that look at Irish life.
