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Paul Mercier (playwright)
Paul Mercier (born 1958 in Dublin) is an Irish playwright screenwriter, film and theatre director. Born in Dublin and living in An Cheathru Rua, An Cheathrú Rua he was the founder member and Artistic Director of the Passion Machine Theatre Company, and is a Director with Anne Gately of the film production company An Pointe Productions. His work is known for its gritty poetic realism and examination of ordinary, contemporary Irish life. Career Paul Mercier's work is known for what Irish journalist Fintan O'Toole calls its "inclusive dramatic vision". His plays have received numerous awards such as the Harvey's Irish Theatre Award for Best New Irish Work, The Sunday Independent Arts Award, The Sunday Tribune Arts Award, The Rooney Prize for Irish Literature, and an Edinburgh Fringe First Award. His 1998 Dublin Trilogy received the Evening Herald/ Dublin Theatre Festival Award for Best Irish Production and The Irish Times/ ESB Irish Theatre Award for Best Production. He has writt ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Studs (film)
Stud may refer to: Animals * Stud (animal), an animal retained for breeding ** Stud farm, a property where livestock are bred Arts and entertainment * Stud (band), a British progressive rock group * The Stud (bar), a gay bar in San Francisco * ''The Stud'' (film), a 1978 film starring Joan Collins and Oliver Tobias * ''The Stud'' (novel), by Jackie Collins * ''Studs'' (game show), a dating show from the early 1990s * "Studs" (''The Detectives''), a 1993 television episode * Stud poker, a card game with numerous variations, including: ** Five-card stud ** Seven-card stud ** Caribbean stud poker * ''Studs'' (film), a 2006 Irish film by Paul Mercier * Studs McGirdle, a character in the film ''Cars'' Hardware * Cleat (shoe), a protrusion on the sole of a shoe worn for playing sports * Shirt stud, a decorative fastener * Stud earring, a small piece of jewelry worn on the ear * Threaded rod, a kind of bolt * Wall stud, a vertical member in construction * Studs, small metal ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Irish Theatre Directors
Irish commonly refers to: * Someone or something of, from, or related to: ** Ireland, an island situated off the north-western coast of continental Europe ***Éire, Irish language name for the island and the sovereign state *** Erse (other), Scots language name for the Irish language or Irish people ** Republic of Ireland, a sovereign state ** Northern Ireland, a constituent unit of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland * Irish language, a Celtic Goidelic language of the Indo-European language family spoken in Ireland * Irish English, set of dialects of the English language native to Ireland * Irish people, people of Irish ethnicity Irish may also refer to: Places * Irish Creek (Kansas), a stream in Kansas * Irish Creek (South Dakota), a stream in South Dakota * Irish Lake, Watonwan County, Minnesota * Irish Sea, the body of water which separates the islands of Ireland and Great Britain People * Irish (surname), a list of people * William Irish, pse ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Irish Film And Television Awards
The Irish Film & Television Academy (IFTA) is an all-Ireland organisation focused on film and television. It has about 1000 members, and is based in Dublin, with branches in London and Los Angeles. The IFTA now holds separate ceremonies for the IFTA Film & Drama Awards and IFTA Gala Television Awards; Before 2015, they were one ceremony, known as the Irish Film & Television Awards. IFTA also holds the John Ford Ireland Symposium each June and over 30 networking and learning events throughout the year. IFTA also established John Ford Ireland in 2011, in association with the estate of American director John Ford John Martin Feeney (February 1, 1894 – August 31, 1973), better known as John Ford, was an American film director and producer. He is regarded as one of the most important and influential filmmakers during the Golden Age of Hollywood, and w ... and the Department of Culture, Heritage, and the Gaeltacht. See also * Jacob's Awards References External links * ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Irish Times
''The Irish Times'' is an Irish daily broadsheet newspaper and online digital publication. It was launched on 29 March 1859. The editor is Ruadhán Mac Cormaic. It is published every day except Sundays. ''The Irish Times'' is Ireland's leading newspaper. It is considered a newspaper of record for Ireland. Though formed as a Protestant Irish nationalist paper, within two decades and under new owners, it became a supporter of unionism in Ireland. In the 21st century, it presents itself politically as "liberal and progressive", as well as being centre-right on economic issues. The editorship of the newspaper from 1859 until 1986 was controlled by the Anglo-Irish Protestant minority, only gaining its first nominal Irish Catholic editor 127 years into its existence. The paper's notable columnists have included writer and arts commentator Fintan O'Toole and satirist Miriam Lord. The late Taoiseach Garret FitzGerald was once a columnist. Michael O'Regan was the Leinster Ho ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
RTÉ
(; ; RTÉThe É in RTÉ is pronounced as an English E () and not an Irish É ()) is an Irish public service broadcaster. It both produces and broadcasts programmes on television, radio and online. The radio service began on 1 January 1926, while regular television broadcasts began on 31 December 1961, making it one of the oldest continuously operating public service broadcasters in the world. It is headquartered in Donnybrook in Dublin, with offices across different parts of Ireland. RTÉ is a statutory body, overseen by a board appointed by the Government of Ireland, with general management in the hands of a committee of senior managers, currently an interim leadership team, headed by the Director General. RTÉ is regulated by Coimisiún na Meán. It is financed by the television licence fee and through advertising, with some of its services funded solely by advertising, while others are funded solely by the licence fee. The current network consists of 4 main TV chan ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fiach Mac Conghail
Fiach Mac Conghail (born 4 August 1964) is CEO of the Digital Hub Development Agency. He is a former director of the Abbey Theatre from 2005 to 2016. He is a former Senator from 2011 to 2016 and was appointed by the Taoiseach Enda Kenny. Early life His father, Muiris Mac Conghail, was a filmmaker and broadcaster who served as Government Press Secretary and was Controller of Programmes at RTÉ; his mother is a noted genealogist. Mac Conghail was raised in the Dublin suburb of Rathgar and attended Coláiste Eoin and later Trinity College Dublin, where he studied Economics and Politics. Career in the arts Mac Conghail was the artistic director at the Project Arts Centre from 1992 to 1999. He was the Director of Ireland's participation at the Expo 2000 world fair and acted as Cultural Programme Commissioner during the Irish Presidency of the European Union in 2004. With his brother Cuan, he established the production company ''Brother Films'' in 1996. Mac Conghail was a special a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
An Cheathru Rua
Carraroe (in Irish, and officially, , meaning 'the red quarter') is a village in Connemara, the coastal Irish-speaking region (Gaeltacht) of County Galway, Ireland. It is known for its traditional fishing boats, the Galway Hookers. Its population is widely dispersed over the Carraroe peninsula between ''Cuan an Fhir Mhóir'' (Greatman's Bay) and ''Cuan Chasla'' (Casla Bay). Carraroe has an unusual beach, ''Trá an Dóilín'', a biogenic gravel beach made of coralline algae known as " maerl". Galway hookers Galway Hookers are a distinctive form of native Irish boat, and Carraroe hosts an annual regatta of these vessels. As of 2006 this event, which is named ''Féile an Dóilín'' after the area's "coral strand", was the largest ever regatta of Galway hookers. The main boats are the larger ''Báid Mhóra'' (big boats) and ''Leathbháid'' (half-boats), which in earlier times were used for hauling turf from the peat bogs in Connemara to the Aran Islands and The Burren of Coun ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Spacers (play)
''Spacers'' is a 1986 play by Irish playwright Paul Mercier. Synopsis The play follows a group of young supermarket employees as they rehearse a play written by the store's security guard for a local competition. The play they are rehearsing is titled ''Mikado - The Sequel''. The play is an imitation of the Gilbert and Sullivan opera ''The Mikado ''The Mikado; or, The Town of Titipu'' is a comic opera in two acts, with music by Arthur Sullivan and libretto by W. S. Gilbert, their ninth of fourteen Gilbert and Sullivan, operatic collaborations. It opened on 14 March 1885, in London, whe ...'' and martial arts films. The play has been written by the supermarket's security guard. Production history The play was first produced by Passion Machine in the SFX City Theatre in November 1986. The production was directed by Paul Mercier. References {{Reflist 1986 plays ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Out026
Out or OUT may refer to: Arts, entertainment, and media Films * ''Out'' (1957 film), a documentary short about the Hungarian Revolution of 1956 * ''Out'' (1982 film), an American film directed by Eli Hollander * ''Out'' (2002 film), a Japanese film based on the novel by Natsuo Kirino and directed by Hideyuki Hirayama * ''Out'' (2013 film), a Canadian short comedy film directed by Jeremy LaLonde * ''Out'' (2017 film), a Slovak film directed by György Kristóf * ''Out'' (2020 film), an American animated film produced by Pixar Music * Out (jazz) or outside, an approach to jazz improvisation *OUT, a band produced by Adam Walton *''OUT'', a 1994 album by Nav Katze *''Out (In Essence)'', a 1991 album by Fluke *"Out", a song by Swans from ''The Great Annihilator'' Television * ''Out'' (TV series), a 1978 British television crime drama starring Tom Bell * "Out" (''Dark Angel''), a television episode Other uses in arts, entertainment, and media * ''Out'' (magazine), an LGBT fashion, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
