THE LIFE OF A PAINTER
LAST EXIT TO INISHOWEN
THE LIFE OF A PAINTER
JOHN LAVERY WRITTEN AND PERFORMED BY CONOR MAGUIRE
From humble beginnings , orphaned as a child and farmed out to a family in Moira , John Lavery went on to live in the higher echelons of society . Painting his first picture at the age of 20 , he would later become one of the most renowned portrait painters of his era .
Having taught Churchill to paint , and counting lords , ladies , politicians and royalty among his friends , Lavery became a critical player at the time when the Irish treaty was being signed .
This one-man show has been adapted for stage by Conor Maguire from John Lavery ’ s 1940 Autobiography , The Life of a Painter .
2PM & 8PM // £ 7 | £ 5 // CRESCENT ARTS
LAST EXIT TO INISHOWEN
In conversation with Andrea Carter and Neil Hegarty
Neil Hegarty and Andrea Carter have both chosen to use the Inishowen Peninsula as the backdrop to their novels . Join these two novelists as they discuss their work , their life in writing and what it was that drew them to set their work in this historically rich and picturesque location .
Neil Hegarty ’ s haunting debut novel Inch Levels , is set in the harsh yet beautiful landscape of Ireland ’ s north coast and has been shortlisted for the 2017 Kerry Group Novel of the Year Award .
Andrea Carter has written a series of crime novels set in Inishowen . Death at Whitewater Church was published in 2015 and Treacherous Strand in 2016 . The Well of Ice will be published this October .
2.30PM // £ 6 | £ 4 // CRESCENT ARTS
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