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Bret Easton Ellis
ILF: Dublin
Thursday 25th April @ 7pm
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A self-proclaimed satirist whose works have been translated into 27 languages, Bret Easton Ellis has been wrestling with the double-edged sword of fame and notoriety since Less Than Zero catapulted him into the limelight in 1985. Having captured the depravity of the 1980s with American Psycho‘s terrifying character Patrick Bateman, he has more recently turned his attention to the social media age on The Bret Easton Ellis Podcast, Twitter, and now, White, his first work of non-fiction.
A combination of personal reflection and social observation, White is determined to speak the truth, no matter how painful that might be. Bret Easton Ellis will discuss his work with broadcaster and journalist Nadine O'Regan and take questions from the audience at this special evening.
Thursday 25th April @ 7pm
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A self-proclaimed satirist whose works have been translated into 27 languages, Bret Easton Ellis has been wrestling with the double-edged sword of fame and notoriety since Less Than Zero catapulted him into the limelight in 1985. Having captured the depravity of the 1980s with American Psycho‘s terrifying character Patrick Bateman, he has more recently turned his attention to the social media age on The Bret Easton Ellis Podcast, Twitter, and now, White, his first work of non-fiction.
A combination of personal reflection and social observation, White is determined to speak the truth, no matter how painful that might be. Bret Easton Ellis will discuss his work with broadcaster and journalist Nadine O'Regan and take questions from the audience at this special evening.
Musical Evening
Friday 3rd May 2019
Tickets: Sold Out
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The Annual Musical Evening is a showcase event featuring students of the Belvedere College.
Tickets: Sold Out
Keep an eye HERE for extra tickets
The Annual Musical Evening is a showcase event featuring students of the Belvedere College.
New Now Next: Sou Fujimoto
Irish Architecture Foundation
Tuesday 7th May 2019 @ 6.30pm
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One of the best-known Japanese architects today, Sou Fujimoto rose to fame after winning the Architectural Review Awards prize for emerging personalities in the world of architecture for three years in a row and in 2013 he became the youngest architect to design the Serpentine Gallery Pavilion in London. In 2012 he was part of the Japanese team that won a Golden Lion award for Best National Participation at the Venice Architecture Biennale for their design of alternative housing concepts for the homes that were destroyed by the tsunami.
Tickets will be released in April 2019.
IAF are are trialling a non-attendance fee. When you booked tickets for this event you will be asked to provide your credit or debit card details via a secure payment processor (Stripe). Don’t worry they won’t take payment at this point. However, if you forget to cancel 48 hours prior to the event you will then be charged a €5 fee per ticket. Turn up – no charge, cancel – no charge. This ensures as few as possible miss out. Find out more HERE.
This series of talks is curated by the IAF and sponsored by Arup.
Tuesday 7th May 2019 @ 6.30pm
Waiting List HERE
One of the best-known Japanese architects today, Sou Fujimoto rose to fame after winning the Architectural Review Awards prize for emerging personalities in the world of architecture for three years in a row and in 2013 he became the youngest architect to design the Serpentine Gallery Pavilion in London. In 2012 he was part of the Japanese team that won a Golden Lion award for Best National Participation at the Venice Architecture Biennale for their design of alternative housing concepts for the homes that were destroyed by the tsunami.
Tickets will be released in April 2019.
IAF are are trialling a non-attendance fee. When you booked tickets for this event you will be asked to provide your credit or debit card details via a secure payment processor (Stripe). Don’t worry they won’t take payment at this point. However, if you forget to cancel 48 hours prior to the event you will then be charged a €5 fee per ticket. Turn up – no charge, cancel – no charge. This ensures as few as possible miss out. Find out more HERE.
This series of talks is curated by the IAF and sponsored by Arup.
Feminists Don't Wear Pink: Live
Penguin Live
Thursday 9th May 2019 @ 7.30pm
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Join Scarlett Curtis and special guests for a live podcast discussion on what feminism means to them. Expect an evening of fun, frank and honest conversation where you will undoubtedly be left in high spirits with much food for thought.
Curated by journalist and activist, Scarlett Curtis, Feminists Don’t Wear Pink (And Other Lies) is a collection of essays by 52 amazing women on what the F word means to them, the book is a Sunday Times Bestseller and winner of 2018 National Book Award.
Described by Reese Witherspoon as "brilliant, hysterical, truthful and real,” the book includes incredible pieces by the likes of Emma Watson, Dolly Alderton and Liv Little, to name a few.
Don’t miss your chance to purchase a discounted copy of Feminists Don’t Wear Pink (RRP £12.99). Select the ‘Ticket with Book’ option for this deal, available online only.
‘We advise placing a copy in the hands of every girl (and guy) you know’ ~ Red Magazine
‘Often funny, sometimes surprising and always inspiring... this diverse anthology of fresh feminist voices will speak to everyone.’ ~ Sheerluxe
Thursday 9th May 2019 @ 7.30pm
Buy Tickets HERE
Join Scarlett Curtis and special guests for a live podcast discussion on what feminism means to them. Expect an evening of fun, frank and honest conversation where you will undoubtedly be left in high spirits with much food for thought.
Curated by journalist and activist, Scarlett Curtis, Feminists Don’t Wear Pink (And Other Lies) is a collection of essays by 52 amazing women on what the F word means to them, the book is a Sunday Times Bestseller and winner of 2018 National Book Award.
Described by Reese Witherspoon as "brilliant, hysterical, truthful and real,” the book includes incredible pieces by the likes of Emma Watson, Dolly Alderton and Liv Little, to name a few.
Don’t miss your chance to purchase a discounted copy of Feminists Don’t Wear Pink (RRP £12.99). Select the ‘Ticket with Book’ option for this deal, available online only.
‘We advise placing a copy in the hands of every girl (and guy) you know’ ~ Red Magazine
‘Often funny, sometimes surprising and always inspiring... this diverse anthology of fresh feminist voices will speak to everyone.’ ~ Sheerluxe
Dublin Dance Festival:
W.A.M. We are Monchichi
Company Wang Ramirez
Saturday 11th May @ 6pm
Sunday 12th May @ 12 noon & 4pm
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Dublin Dance Festival and The Ark present a family show for ages 7+ at the O'Reilly Theatre!
Mixing spoken word, hip-hop, classical and contemporary dance, two dancers from different worlds search for ways to understand each other in a humorous game of cat and mouse.
Sharing four cultures between them, Shihya Peng (born in Taiwan and living in Paris) and Marco Di Nardo (born in Naples and living in Berlin) invite young audiences into their story as they find common ground and ways of communicating. With each move, jump or chase, they seek to find a country to live in together, and to live in with others.
Speaking to the young - and the not so young – W.A.M. playfully explores the search for harmony in today’s multicultural world.
Saturday 11th May @ 6pm
Sunday 12th May @ 12 noon & 4pm
Buy Tickets HERE
Dublin Dance Festival and The Ark present a family show for ages 7+ at the O'Reilly Theatre!
Mixing spoken word, hip-hop, classical and contemporary dance, two dancers from different worlds search for ways to understand each other in a humorous game of cat and mouse.
Sharing four cultures between them, Shihya Peng (born in Taiwan and living in Paris) and Marco Di Nardo (born in Naples and living in Berlin) invite young audiences into their story as they find common ground and ways of communicating. With each move, jump or chase, they seek to find a country to live in together, and to live in with others.
Speaking to the young - and the not so young – W.A.M. playfully explores the search for harmony in today’s multicultural world.
Erling Kagge
International Literature Festival Dublin
Saturday 18th May @ 6pm
In Belvedere House
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With Norway as our focus country this year, we’re delighted to welcome Erling Kagge, the Norwegian explorer who was the first in history to reach the three poles: North, South and the summit of Everest.
Not only an explorer, he is also an avid art collector, entrepreneur, publisher and author of seven books. Kagge’s debut Silence was published in 37 languages. His new book One Step at a Time is a breathtakingly beautiful, and quietly life-changing celebration of walking. From those perilous first steps to great expeditions, from walking to work to walking to the North Pole, Erling Kagge explains that he who walks lives longer - and better. ‘As an explorer Erling Kagge is world class; as a writer he is equally gifted.’ Sir Ranulph Fiennes
Programmed by International Literature Festival Dublin with the support of the Royal Norwegian Embassy Dublin and NORLA
Saturday 18th May @ 6pm
In Belvedere House
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With Norway as our focus country this year, we’re delighted to welcome Erling Kagge, the Norwegian explorer who was the first in history to reach the three poles: North, South and the summit of Everest.
Not only an explorer, he is also an avid art collector, entrepreneur, publisher and author of seven books. Kagge’s debut Silence was published in 37 languages. His new book One Step at a Time is a breathtakingly beautiful, and quietly life-changing celebration of walking. From those perilous first steps to great expeditions, from walking to work to walking to the North Pole, Erling Kagge explains that he who walks lives longer - and better. ‘As an explorer Erling Kagge is world class; as a writer he is equally gifted.’ Sir Ranulph Fiennes
Programmed by International Literature Festival Dublin with the support of the Royal Norwegian Embassy Dublin and NORLA
Paul Mason
International Literature Festival Dublin
Monday 20th May 2019 @ 8pm
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Former economics editor of Channel 4 and BBC Newsnight, and author of the Sunday Times bestseller Postcapitalism, Paul Mason is a film-maker, writer and broadcaster on economics and social justice. His latest book Clear Bright Future: A Radical Defence of the Human Being, is an agenda-setting reassertion of the rights of humans over machines. A call for resistance against the politicians and corporations who are trying to exert new forms of technological control, Clear Bright Future demonstrates how the dangers society faces are rooted in the purposeful creation of the ‘neoliberal self ’ over the past three decades. He comes to ILFDublin to explain why we must resist and reinvent humanism in a way that allows it to survive attacks against race, gender and reason - the opponents of human rights
Monday 20th May 2019 @ 8pm
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Former economics editor of Channel 4 and BBC Newsnight, and author of the Sunday Times bestseller Postcapitalism, Paul Mason is a film-maker, writer and broadcaster on economics and social justice. His latest book Clear Bright Future: A Radical Defence of the Human Being, is an agenda-setting reassertion of the rights of humans over machines. A call for resistance against the politicians and corporations who are trying to exert new forms of technological control, Clear Bright Future demonstrates how the dangers society faces are rooted in the purposeful creation of the ‘neoliberal self ’ over the past three decades. He comes to ILFDublin to explain why we must resist and reinvent humanism in a way that allows it to survive attacks against race, gender and reason - the opponents of human rights
Challenging Books: Roberto Calasso & John Banville
International Literature Festival Dublin
Wednesday 22nd May @ 6pm
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An ILFDublin exclusive, as two leading lights of contemporary fiction come together to discuss the challenges of literature, writing, and a world that feels more elusive than ever: Robert Calasso, the Italian writer and publisher described in The Paris Review as ‘a literary institution of one’, and Ireland’s own John Banville, the Man Booker prize-winning author called ‘Ireland’s wordsmith’ by The Washington Post. A strikingly original and provocative vision of our times, Robert Calasso’s latest book The Unnamable Present - the ninth part of a work in progress - is a meditation on the obscure and ubiquitous process of transformation happening in societies today. John Banville’s recent Ancient Light is the story of a life rendered brilliantly vivid: the obsession and selfishness of young love and the terrifying shock of grief.
Presented with the support of the Istituto Italiano di Cultura and the Embassy of Italy in Ireland
Wednesday 22nd May @ 6pm
Buy Tickets HERE
An ILFDublin exclusive, as two leading lights of contemporary fiction come together to discuss the challenges of literature, writing, and a world that feels more elusive than ever: Robert Calasso, the Italian writer and publisher described in The Paris Review as ‘a literary institution of one’, and Ireland’s own John Banville, the Man Booker prize-winning author called ‘Ireland’s wordsmith’ by The Washington Post. A strikingly original and provocative vision of our times, Robert Calasso’s latest book The Unnamable Present - the ninth part of a work in progress - is a meditation on the obscure and ubiquitous process of transformation happening in societies today. John Banville’s recent Ancient Light is the story of a life rendered brilliantly vivid: the obsession and selfishness of young love and the terrifying shock of grief.
Presented with the support of the Istituto Italiano di Cultura and the Embassy of Italy in Ireland
How To Be Invisible: A Celebration of Kate Bush
International Literature Festival
Wednesday 22nd May @ 8pm
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With a career spanning four decades and ten albums, Kate Bush is loved as much for her evocative lyrics and beautifully crafted songs as her powerful performances. In celebration of her recent lyrics collection How To Be Invisible, we’re presenting a special celebration of Kate Bush as songwriter and storyteller. Academic, writer and broadcaster, Siobhán Kane is joined by Dónal Lunny, and others for an evening of readings, song and discussion.
‘Her songwriting suggests the only way to weather it [uncertainty] is with curiosity; applying silliness as courageously as literary seriousness, balancing spiritual insight alongside unabashed carnality, domestic truth alongside fantasy, never concerned by contradictions.’ The Guardian.
Wednesday 22nd May @ 8pm
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With a career spanning four decades and ten albums, Kate Bush is loved as much for her evocative lyrics and beautifully crafted songs as her powerful performances. In celebration of her recent lyrics collection How To Be Invisible, we’re presenting a special celebration of Kate Bush as songwriter and storyteller. Academic, writer and broadcaster, Siobhán Kane is joined by Dónal Lunny, and others for an evening of readings, song and discussion.
‘Her songwriting suggests the only way to weather it [uncertainty] is with curiosity; applying silliness as courageously as literary seriousness, balancing spiritual insight alongside unabashed carnality, domestic truth alongside fantasy, never concerned by contradictions.’ The Guardian.
Ryan Giggs
Superstar Speaker
Thursday 27th June 2019
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An Evening With Ltd in association with Superstar Speakers Events Ltd are excited to announce that Manchester United Legend Ryan Giggs will be coming to the O'Reilly Theatre on the 26th June 2019
As far as Manchester United Legends go, Ryan Giggs is by far the most decorated footballer in their history having won over 30 trophies including a record 13 premier League Titles and 2 European Cups as well as having countless individual accolades and records to his name.
Ryan Giggs was and still remains a fan favourite of the modern era and they still sing his name near on every game. For Manchester United fans the sheer thought of him running past defenders and scoring incredible solo goals still puts the hairs up on the back of their necks as they remember Giggs was one of the most exciting players of his generation and a rare talent for which they may never see the likes of again.
Who knows what to expect when the welsh wizard Ryan Giggs takes to the stage in Dublin for an extremely rare public appearance and interview about his illustrious career?
This rare occasion will also see Ryan Giggs giving fans the opportunity to meet him in person before the on stage interview. An opportunity that Manchester United Fans won't want to miss.
Thursday 27th June 2019
To Buy Tickets Click HERE
Any enquiries please contact:
Take Your Seats (phone): 01 5180 599
Take Your Seats (email): info@takeyourseats.ie
An Evening With Ltd in association with Superstar Speakers Events Ltd are excited to announce that Manchester United Legend Ryan Giggs will be coming to the O'Reilly Theatre on the 26th June 2019
As far as Manchester United Legends go, Ryan Giggs is by far the most decorated footballer in their history having won over 30 trophies including a record 13 premier League Titles and 2 European Cups as well as having countless individual accolades and records to his name.
Ryan Giggs was and still remains a fan favourite of the modern era and they still sing his name near on every game. For Manchester United fans the sheer thought of him running past defenders and scoring incredible solo goals still puts the hairs up on the back of their necks as they remember Giggs was one of the most exciting players of his generation and a rare talent for which they may never see the likes of again.
Who knows what to expect when the welsh wizard Ryan Giggs takes to the stage in Dublin for an extremely rare public appearance and interview about his illustrious career?
This rare occasion will also see Ryan Giggs giving fans the opportunity to meet him in person before the on stage interview. An opportunity that Manchester United Fans won't want to miss.
