Author Archives: Kimberley Lynne

The archetype of the ancient storytelling Irishman surfaced again at the Translink bus station in Belfast on Sunday afternoon. He perched on the line of curved plastic chairs by the sliding door to gates 14-17, waiting for a subject, anyone. … Continue reading →

Can’t wait to hear it again out loud. Here’s what we think: Gerry = Chris Warman Seamus = Carolyn Derek = Jeff civil servant = Carolyn Fireball = Sharea Felix = Allie Eleanor = Bryonna Eugene = Charles Maggie = … Continue reading →

Dear playwrights, remember I suggested to Bryonna that she take a look at Brian Friel’s play, Faith Healer, as an example of a story structured around monologues. (And also a fine example of different versions of the same story.) Here’s … Continue reading →

As we walked along the North King Street back to our hotel, calls of protest stopped us. The protesters blocked a lane of traffic as they marched, and the police showed up quickly. We think the protest focused on a … Continue reading →

During the Irish Famine, British Prime Minister Lord Russell asked French Victorian celebrity chef Alexis Soyer to implement his idea of a soup kitchen in Dublin. He did and fed over 5,000 famine victims daily, but he charged the rich … Continue reading →