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Sep 6, 2024 · In the run-up to the launch of our “Holding You Back” campaign, which highlights the barriers to learning in Irish society, I spoke to actor, playwright, and screenwriter Emmet Kirwan about his views on the Irish education system.
Sep 6, 2024 · Actor, playwright, and screenwriter Emmet Kirwan was back in the Olympia Theatre in Dublin this week for the return of his 2014 play Dublin Oldschool, celebrating its 10-year anniversary.
2 days ago · The actor-singer has also known playwright Philip McMahon – one half of acclaimed production company THISISPOPBABY and director of Emmet Kirwan’s play Dublin Oldschool – since they met in a theatre group in Sydney 25 years ago. He now calls him ‘one of the best mates I’ve ever had’.
2 days ago · The actor-singer has also known playwright Philip McMahon – one half of acclaimed production company THISISPOPBABY and director of Emmet Kirwan’s play Dublin Oldschool – since they met in a theatre group in Sydney 25 years ago. He now calls him ‘one of the best mates I’ve ever had’.
Sep 21, 2024 · A decade ago, Dublin Oldschool exploded onto the stage at the Dublin Fringe Festival when Emmet Kirwan’s Jason declared “these be the days.” The production garnered the Best Fringe Performers Award, generated further acclaim at the Edinburgh Fringe, and was given a run at the National Theatre in London before being adapted into a 2018 ...
Sep 17, 2024 · Dublin Oldschool creator, the playwright and actor, Emmet Kirwan, is backing the campaign. “There are a lot of barriers - whether that’s class and being from a working-class background, or racial barriers and being from a refugee background,” said the playwright and actor, whose hit show returns to Dublin for a 10th anniversary run this week.
Sep 18, 2024 · Emmet Kirwan, who captured a snapshot of Ireland’s 1990s dance culture in his play and film, Dublin Oldschool, spoke recently in an inner-city room speckled with the pink and yellow...
