2006 Annual Conference - A Vital Stage

Conference Schedule

Thursday 15th June

12:45 – 14:00

Lunch served in the Atrium

14:00 – 15:00

Theatre Forum’s Annual General Meeting (AGM)

15:00 – 16:15

Keynote Session: Speaker Peter Sellars

16:15 – 16:45

Break

16:45 – 17:00

Soapbox – Anne Clarke “We are not second class citizens!”

17:00 – 18:00

Debate

19:00

Reception in the Common Room

20:00 – late

Evening Entertainment @ The Stable Bar on campus
Featuring BBQ, The Cavaliers Theatre Forum Brainteaser Special and music from The Brad Pitt Light Orchestra

Friday 16th June

10:00 – 11:30

Asking for Trouble - Censorship & Artistic Freedom

11:45 – 12:00

Soapbox – Fergal McGrath Multi-Annual Funding

12:00 – 13:00

In Profile - Tom Murphy in Conversation

13:00 – 14:00

Lunch served in the Atrium

14:00 – 15:00

Parallel Sessions: I Venues, II International Touring, III New writing

15:00 – 15:15

Soapbox – Padraic McIntyre “What do you have to do to get money in this town?”

15:15 – 16:15

Closing session

Theatre Forum's 2006 Annual Conference took place June 15 and 16 at the University Concert Hall in Limerick.

The theme of the 2006 conference was A VITAL STAGE. Curated by Rose Parkinson, the two-day event featured an array of high profile Irish and international speakers.

Click here for the final attendance list.

Click here if you wish to view a selection of photos from the conference.

Click here if you wish to download the full conference brochure. (PDF 1MB)

Click here if you wish to download the conference press release.

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