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Last night.

The Barnsdall Theatre, Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, USA.

Dubliner Philip McMahon directed scenes from 10 Irish plays in a showcase titled “Beauty Queens and Playboys” as part of the ongoing festivities for IrelandWeek.

Buzz writes:

The sell out night saw several standing ovations from a sell out crowd lapping up all that is great and good in Irish Theatre both past, and VERY present…

From top:  A scene from the Importance of Being Earnest; cast member Richard Schiff (Toby from The West Wing); Irelandweek co-founder Buzz O’Neill; Director Philip McMahon; cast members Hugh O’Conor and Georgina McKevitt; Cast members,  from left: Glen Keogh, Nick Lee, Adam Fergus, Kevin Barron; Cast members, from left: Caroline Morahan, Sonya Macari and Jenn McGuirk; the cast take a bow; cast members Victoria Smurfit and Miss Panti.

Irelandweek

Yesterday: What Do You Mean You ‘Weren’t Invited’?

Free next October?

Buzz O’Nelil Maxwell writes:

Ireland Week in Los Angeles 2017 was a sold-out week-long series of events held in October that focused on modern Ireland.

The platform was specifically created to showcase modern Irish business while showing the importance of the influence of Irish culture

The anchor event of the week was the Connect353 conference which attracted  influential Irish and American speakers including Star Wars; The Last Jedi Director Rian Johnson and producer Ram Bergman, (pic 2), Donal Skehan, Fionnula Flanagan, Chris O’Dowd, (top with Miss Panti at her LA Improv show) and many others….

IrelandWeek returns on 25th October 25– Nov.ember 4. Sign up here for tickets.

IrelandWeek 2018