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Antelope Productions in association with The Goldsmith Festival presents THE MISADVENTURES OF OLIVER GOLDSMITH, ADAPTED FROM WASHINGTON IRVING’S LIFE OF GOLDSMITH BY MICHAEL JAMES FORD. Starring Ben Wadell, Sinead Murphy and Michael James Ford Thursday to Saturday, July 4th-6th at 8.00pm at the James Joyce Centre.To mark the 250th Anniversary of the death of Oliver Goldsmith, this new comic drama tells the story of the chaotic life of the great Irish writer. From his humble beginnings as the son of a poor parson in Co. Longford, it charts his youthful adventures and travels and his gradual rise to prominence as one of the leading lights of the London literary scene.
Continually thwarted by his own impulsive and intemperate nature and often dogged by misfortune, Goldsmith’s life is a rollercoaster of success and failure, euphoria and despair. But for all his eccentricities, he was a man who inspired laughter and affection and enjoyed the friendship of some of the greatest artistic figures of the age.
The Misadventures of Oliver Goldsmith is a fast-paced tragicomedy that promises laughter, tears, songs, music and merriment. It was adapted from Washington Irving’s fond and colourful biography The Life of Oliver Goldsmith, first published in 1840. The show was commissioned by The Goldsmith Festival in Longford and enjoyed a triumphant launch last month in Goldsmith’s old stomping ground of Ballymahon.
Tickets are €20. Doors open at 7.30pm.
The James Joyce Centre is supported by the Department of Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media.
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35 North Great George's Street,Dublin 1,D01 WK44,IE, James Joyce House, 35 North Great Georges Street, Dublin, County Dublin, D01 WK44, Ireland,Dublin, Ireland
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