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"The Big Oak is one of those festivals every writer wants to go to!"
Irvine Welsh June 2011
HELLO AGAIN
Welcome the the BIG OAK LITERARY & ARTS FESTIVAL 2011
This year it's a bigger, better Festival and as you will see we've grown to three days.
Headlining this years event will be multi-award winning Actor, Poet & Comedian Owen O'Neill giving us two shows, one during our annual Garden Party at the beautiful Prehen House and the other in The Millennium Forum Studio Theatre.
Kevin McAleer is back with his unique and outstanding stand-up show and we're very pleased to announce Little John Nee in his brilliant, award winnning one man show "The Derry Boat" again in the Millennium Forum Studio Theatre. Early ticket puchase is advised for this show as it it is limited to 110 seats.
On Saturday 10th September we'll be holding our usual Big Garden Party Day at Prehen House This year it'ss be a bigger brighter affair with stunning site dressing from our friends in the North west Carnival Initiative and bags of music featuring the hugely successful Paddy Nash & The Happy Enchiladas, John Deery & The Heads, Paul Casey, Mars Field, Ronan Kearney, Roy Arbuckle, Connor Kelly & Red Medicine, Balkan Alien Sound, Technopeasant and lots more to be announced on our website www.bigoakartsfest.com
We'll be holding a Festival Debate "Is the Novel Dead?" with Author Carlo Gebler and Columnist Anita Robinson.
Fancy writing a dramatic scene? Award winning author Dave Duggan will help you do that in his one hour workshop "Write dramatic scene in an hour."
Loads of stuff for the kids this year too, try Pat Fearons "Fridge Door" poetry! We're also hosting the North West Heat of the All Ireland Poetry Slam. This event will be held in the 'Cottage' in the Craft Village off shipquay Street at 4pm on Sunday 10th.
Tea, buns, organic food, stalls, ice cream and all the other things you'd expect from a garden party ....and a few surprises too!
We'd love to see you there. Remember Kids of 12 and under are admitted FREE.