Axis Green Arts Conversations: Diane O’Connor + Anne Gill

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Online, Friday 16th April

Graba cuppa and join us for another live conversation from the axis Green Arts Pop-Up Department.

Each week we meet with members of the creative community working on projects and programmes that enable the industry work towards a more environmentally sustainable existence.

This we'll be joined by founders of the Viral Comedy Club Diane O'Connor and Anne Gill to discuss upcoming event, Climate Comedy Night – a night of comedy in celebration of Earth Day as part of #AxisGreenArts.

Diane O'Connor
Diane O'Connor is a Stand-Up Comedian and Improviser from Dublin. Dianewrote and performedBreastfeeding Alfresco in 2017 which she toured around Ireland, London and Edinburgh. She has written for Hot Press and Headspace while also featuring on RTE Lyric FM and BBC Radio Northern Ireland.Diane's high energy and witty observations make her a regular on the Irish comedy scene. She is one half of Viral Comedy Club.
“[Diane's] comedy style is simultaneously informative, sarcastic, smart, and heart-warming. The universality of being human is what lies at the forefront of her work – knowing her worth, while being able to laugh at it”
Clara Rose Thornton RTE “Arena” and The Irish Times Women's Podcast

Anne Gill
Anne Gill is an actor and comedian who has worked in Ireland, the US and the UK. Anne studied at Trinity College and RADA before starting her professional career. She is relatively new to the world of climate comedy, but has found that helping people to approach the often difficult conversations with humor is so important as we deal with the crisis before us. Anne is one half of Viral Comedy and a regular host at Bright Club.


Date:
Friday 16th April
Time:
11.00am
Price:
Free

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