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Kevin Barry Performs 'Aerial Sparks: Island Time' At Aran Islands Lighthouse - Galway 2020
An Aran Islands lighthouse located on Inis Oírr, the smallest of these Atlantic isles in Galway Bay is the wonderful setting for this month's Aerial/Sparks: Island Time, written and performed by Kevin Barry.
Long, long ago, a melancholy lighthouse keeper on Inis Oírr dreams of a different life and of distant lands ... and of a woman in Ennistymon.
Island Time is a multi-media monologue created by Kevin Barry for Aerial/Sparks as part of the Galway 2020 European Capital of Culture programme. The sound design is by Foley artist Jean McGrath and the film produced by Louise Manifold.
The free event has elements both of radio play and of digital theatre, Island Time sounds a tragi-comic tone and is primarily inspired by its unique location, the Inis Oírr lighthouse with the kind support of the Commissioners of Irish Lights.
About this Event which takes place up to 27 September (Wednesday-Sunday) and has a duration of 30 minutes.
Group bookings: The lighthouse will accommodate a maximum of 3 people per 30 minute time slot to comply with physical distancing requirements.
Kevin Barry is the author of the novels Night Boat to Tangier, Beatlebone and City of Bohane, and the story collections Dark Lies the Island and There Are Little Kingdoms. His awards include the IMPAC Dublin Literary Award, the Goldsmiths Prize, the Sunday Times EFG Short Story Prize and the Lannan Foundation Literary Award. His stories and essays appear in the New Yorker, Granta and elsewhere. He also works as a playwright and screenwriter, and he lives in County Sligo.
For information on booking online, noting some dates still available at time of writing, click Eventbrite to secure your tickets HERE plus accompanying social media links.
In addition for details on the programme and visitor information visit: www.aerialsparks.org
