The world woke up this morning to the startling news that the number of billionaires has dropped for the first time since 2003, down a staggering 355. Unfortunately, the numbers of children orphanned by AIDS shows no sign of dropping and currently stands at over 15 million children around the world but this rarely makes headlines.…
GLAS Events, Theatre
More Lives Than One by Leslie Clack (11.03.2009)
by Geneva Literary Aid Society •
The Geneva Literary Aid Society is back with another first class production “More Lives Than One” which was a hit at last year’s Edinburgh Fringe Festival for the English actor and writer, Leslie Clack, and is currently on a European tour. Clack brings Oscar Wilde and his great literary triumphs to life in this well-received…
GLAS Events, Theatre
Catalpa by Donal O’Kelly (07.10.2008)
by Geneva Literary Aid Society •
Catalpa is a story in the great epic tradition of Moby Dick and Gone With The Wind with a passing glance at the Great Escape. From New Bedford, USA to Freemantle, Australia, across the high seas on the whaling ship Catalpa. Based on the true story of the daring rescue of six Irish prisoners in…
GLAS Events, Theatre
First Love by Samuel Beckett (xx.05.2008)
by Geneva Literary Aid Society •
First Love is a short story by Samuel Beckett. In it a man recounts an episode early in his adult life where, having been expelled from the family home, he meets a young woman on a bench. His attempts to rid himself of his infatuation with her lead him to move in with her. A…
GLAS Events, Theatre
Making History by Brian Friel (13.03.2008)
by Geneva Literary Aid Society •
Proceeds of this event were donated to the Furaha Orphans Centre in Kilifi, Kenya Audience Reaction: Thank you for the opportunity to attend the play. It was excellent and quite thought-provoking. Keep up the good work. Many thanks for bringing ‘Making History’ to Geneva – fantastic play, brilliant actors – the whole thing was engrossing,…
GLAS Events, Review, Theatre
The Good Thief by Conor McPherson (28.11.2007)
by Geneva Literary Aid Society •
Performed by Conor Lovett Directed by Judy Hegarty Lovett Wednesday 28 November, 2007 Proceeds of this event were donated to the Furaha Orphans Centre in Kilifi, Kenya Speech given by Hilary Papo, the president of the Association for Solidarity with Children in Kenya Audience Reaction: That was a superb performance last night. Thank you so…
GLAS Events, Theatre
Tom Crean – Antarctic Explorer by Aidan Dooley (17.10.2007)
by Geneva Literary Aid Society •
Written and Performed by Aidan Dooley Wednesday 17 October, 2007 Tom Crean (1877-1938) the intrepid Antarctic explorer and one of Ireland’s unsung heroes is brought to life in this dramatic and humorous solo performance by Aidan Dooley. Audience Reaction: We came to Tom Crean and LOVED it, consequently I think we’ll be at every event…
GLAS Events, Poetry, Prose
Julian Gough & Matthew Sweeney
by Geneva Literary Aid Society •
GLAS Events, Poetry
Rita Ann Higgins with Padraig Rooney (17.04.2007)
by Geneva Literary Aid Society •
GLAS Events, Theatre
The Truman Capote Talk Show by Bob Kingdom (xx.12.2006)
by Geneva Literary Aid Society •
The Truman Capote Talk Show:. Written & Performed by Bob Kingdom ___Edinburgh Fringe First winner__ “A terrific script, tight, funny, poignant, and bursting with celebrated one-liners. Go straight to this show.” (The Guardian) “Mr Kingdom is at once paying homage and lamenting loss – the occasion is a tour-de-force.” (New York Times)
Comedy, GLAS Events
Ha Ha Yum by Maeve Higgins (11.10.2006)
by Geneva Literary Aid Society •
In HA HA YUM, Maeve tells the jokes while her sister Lilly makes cakes. Maeve Higgins has six sisters, one of whom has a heart murmur and is called Lilly. Both girls long for the simple pleasures of the 1950’s, like baking and pretending to be happy. In HA HA YUM, they tell jokes as…
GLAS Events, Politics, Prose
The Secret History of Al Qa’ida by Abdel Bari Atwan (07.06.2006)
by Geneva Literary Aid Society •
GLAS Events, Politics
Tim Pat Coogan (16.03.2006)
by Geneva Literary Aid Society •
GLAS Events, Theatre
Molloy by Samuel Beckett (26.01.2006)
by Geneva Literary Aid Society •
GLAS Events, Politics
Robert Fisk (xx.12.2005)
by Geneva Literary Aid Society •
GLAS Events, Prose
Colm Tóibín (07.10.2005)
by Geneva Literary Aid Society •
GLAS Events, Theatre
Catalpa by Donal O’Kelly (18.06.2005)
by Geneva Literary Aid Society •
Catalpa is a story in the great epic tradition of Moby Dick and Gone With The Wind with a passing glance at the Great Escape. From New Bedford, USA to Freemantle, Australia, across the high seas on the whaling ship Catalpa. Based on the true story of the daring rescue of six Irish prisoners in…
GLAS Events, Music, Review
An Evening with Ronnie Drew (16.04.2005)
by Geneva Literary Aid Society •
An Evening with Ronnie Drew, Theatre Cité Bleue, Geneva – April 16, 2005 No historian could ever summon up the feel and texture of the nation the way Ronnie Drew does through the course of a ghost-filled evening. In Geneva last Saturday night, he took us on an unsentimental journey down the last 150-odd years,…
News, Review
David Norris event launches Geneva Literary Aid Society
by Denis McClean •
Over 200 people braved the cold winter night on January 27 to take their seats in the theatre at the College de Coudrier to hear the well-known Joycean scholar David Norris’ give his tour de force performance based on the life and work of James Joyce, “Do You Hear What I’m Seeing?”. They had gathered…
GLAS Events, Poetry, Prose, Theatre
Do You Hear What I’m Seeing – David Norris on Joyce (27.01.2005)
by Geneva Literary Aid Society •
In his incomparable one-man show, Do You Hear What I’m Seeing, David Norris evokes Joyce’s humour and humanity from the early short stories to the linguistic mosaic of Finnegan’s Wake.