Axis Hacks: King Lear Speeches & Scenes

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Online, Wednesday 20th January

Join Theatre Director & Coach Aoife Spillane-Hinks and actor Jonathan White as they explore the iconic speeches and scenes from Shakespeare's tragedy – King Lear.
This live event will take place FREE on our Facebook Page our audience is invited to join in the conversation with Q&A section towards the end of the session.
Aoife Spillane-Hinks 
Aoife is a director who works in Ireland and the United States. She is the co-founder of  Then This Theatre and an associate artist with Axis, Ballymun PICT Classic Theatre (Pittsburgh, USA). Her American credits includeSharon’s Grave,Waiting for Godot, andOur Class(PICT Classic Theatre, Pittsburgh), and her Irish credits include It’s Not About Love(Making Strange Theatre/Dublin Fringe)
Aoife has curated and directed events for the Abbey Theatre Community and Education Department, for the International Literature Festival Dublin, and for the Royal Irish Academy of Music.
Jonathan White
Jonathan was born in Dublin, Ireland and grew up in New York. His acting career began while he was still studying at Trinity College, Dublin.Jonathan recently appeared as the title role inKing Leardirected by Aoife Spillane – Hinks. Jonathan recently cowrote, produced and starred in the two handerTo Hell In a Handbagdirected by Conor Hanratty which appeared in the Dublin Fringe Festival 2016 and will be remounted in 2017.

Date:
Wednesday 20th January
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Price:
Free

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