A Patrick Kavanagh Centenary Celebration [Ireland] The trustees of the late Katherine B. Kavanagh, RTÉ Radio 1 and the Gate Theatre present
A Patrick Kavanagh Centenary Celebration
Gate Theatre, 17 October, 7.30pm
Poets of Ireland assemble to read The Great Hunger and to pay tribute to Patrick Kavanagh on his 100th birthday.
The evening will be in two parts. The first, which will be broadcast live on RTÉ Radio 1 at 8pm, will consist of Macdara Woods, Leland Bardwell, Tom McIntyre and Dermot Healy reading The Great Hunger.
In the second half, Paul Durcan, Eiléan Ní Chuilleanáin and John Montague will be joining the other poets to read their favourite Kavanagh poem, plus one of their own. The evening will feature music played by the uileann piper Peter Browne.
An important and historic evening not to be missed. Tickets €15 from the Gate Theatre Box Office, (01) 874 4045 / 6042
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