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Join us for an evening of performances and reflections as we pay tribute to playwright Jo Egan. Alongside contributions from Gerri Moriarty, Moyra Donaldson, and Fionnuala Kennedy, there will be an opportunity to view items from Jo’s archive, which is part of The Linen Hall’s Theatre and Performing Arts Archive.
Jo Egan was born in London and lived in Dublin from the age of 12, before moving to Belfast in 1996, where she became a highly influential figure in the Northern Ireland arts scene, where she became a highly influential figure in the Northern Ireland arts scene.
She brought her passionate interest in cultural politics and her experience of working as a playwright and director in the community theatre sector in Dublin to Belfast, where she worked with communities impacted by the Troubles, creating theatre, facilitating drama and creative writing workshops, and establishing arts-based training programmes for community, health and education workers. She wrote for professional as well as community theatre companies. She was Creative Producer for Kabosh Productions from 2005 to 2008, and in 2015, alongside fellow theatre activist Fionnuala Kennedy, she founded MACHA Productions, to ‘democratise cultural expression’ and use theatre to give a voice to marginalized communities and individuals.
This year marks 40 years since the premiere of Charabanc Theatre Company’s production, Lay Up Your Ends, which was written by the company and Martin Lynch. The Linen Hall, in partnership with Ulster University and Queen’s University Belfast, and as part of the Belfast International Arts Festival, is joining the three-day celebration of Charabanc’s work. This diverse programme will highlight the histories of women’s, feminist, and queer theatre, along with discussions on gender equality in Northern Ireland.
As part of this programme, The Linen Hall will host an exhibition, a workshop and a tribute event to the late playwright Jo Egan.
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The Linen Hall (Belfast Library And Society For Promoting Knowledge) is registered with the Charity Commission for Northern Ireland NIC 104 564.
