Christmas Blog

Can you believe its December already? The Festival offices are getting ready to close for Christmas and the rush to finish everything for Christmas is on! As Loughlin manages to take a well deserved break from his quest to find the best shows for 2009, all the rest of the Festival crew are taking time out to try and concentrate on Family, friends, food and festivities, replacing the obsession with shows, figures, trends and sales.

One of the biggest stars of the 2008 Festival, Vanessa Redgrave, gave the keynote speech in the Irish Theatre Institute International Theatre Exchange, which was part of the Festival's special events in 2008. We are delighted to share a recording of her speech kindly provided by the ITI.




Part 1
Part 2

This will hopefully satiate your needs for all things Festival until the New Year when the countdown begins to the 2009 Festival!


Shauna Lyons
Marketing Manager

Festival 2009: September 24 – October 11