The Lady Gregory-Yeats Autumn Gathering are delighted to invite you to the 27th edition of the Autumn Gathering.
7pm (Irish Time) Saturday 25 September 2021 (online)
This year’s gathering features a wealth of exciting speakers packed into a short programme. Plus it is available to all-comers anywhere in the world, as it is being celebrated online (see link below).
7pm (Irish Time) Saturday 25 September 2021 (online via Zoom)
Melissa Sihra, Head of Drama and Associate Professor School of Creative Arts, Trinity College Dublin, will Chair the Gathering.
Actor Úna Clancy will discuss her role as Lady Gregory and the creation of the recent Irish Repertory Theater production in New York, Lady G: Plays and Whisperings of Lady Gregory, with clips from the performance.
James Pethica (Professor of Theatre and English, Williams College), will preview his edition of Lady Gregory’s Shorter Writings 1882-1900, to be published later this year.
Barry Houlihan, Archivist at NUI Galway, will preview the 90th Anniversary of Lady Gregory in 2022 as well as remembering Gregory through the decades, from exhibitions to performance.
Christopher Frayling, Cultural Historian, will discuss John Ford and Lady Gregory.
Time for Q&A, sip tea with a slice of brack in the comfort of your own living-room, and celebrate the magic of Coole Park! Ronnie and Marion and all the crew at the Autumn Gathering do hope you can join them.
The whole evening is now available online to view! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DU90DuzD1uA
For more see the website of the Gregory Yeats Autumn Gathering, or please contact Marion Cox on monaleen@msn.com
Thoor Ballylee 