In the March 18 event of the Irish Women's Writing Festival hosted by UConn’s Irish Literature Honors class, Abbey Theatre Dublin playwright, MEADHBH McHUGH, discusses her play adaptation, Asking for It.*Trigger warning: Play portrays the fallout from the upload of footage of a rape.
Irish Women’s Writing Festival schedule of upcoming events:
Mar. 18: Meadhbh McHugh on her drama adaptation of Louise O’Neill’s Asking for It*
Apr. 1: Caoilinn Hughes on her novel, The Wild Laughter
Apr. 8: Claire Kilroy on her novel, The Devil I Know
Apr. 20: Claire Bracken (Union College) survey talk on Irish Women’s Writing
All events free, open, and from 12:30-1:30 p.m. at the same WebEx “classroom.” Contact host Prof. Mary Burke regarding WebEx admittance to events and for accommodation requests.
Sponsored by Irish Studies/Department of English
For more information, contact: Mary Burke at mary.burke@uconn.edu