Margaret Connell

With 30+ years in theatre as a Director and Higher Education Lecturer, began at The Liverpool Playhouse Youth Theatre in 1989. With a Theatre, Heritage, and Community Masters under her belt, she taught Drama at Edge Hill University. After 5 years, she led community outreach at The Citadel Arts Centre, then took the helm of Community & Applied Theatre at Liverpool Hope University. She became Artistic Director at Lantern Theatre Liverpool from 2011 until its closure in 2016, she is now a freelance Director and Workshop Leader.

Eithne Browne

In a building not far from this library, Eithne received a phone call that would change the course of her life forever. In Gemini Blinds on London Road in 1982 she took a call that led to her being part of the cast of the original staging of Blood Brothers at the Liverpool Playhouse. On its transfer to the West End chance again led to another change. A stalwart of the Liverpool theatre scene for over 40 years, her career spans television, film, radio and is also the voice of the Mersey Ferry and tells you to turn your phones off at the Royal Court Theatre. Local schools, hospitals and independent living schemes have provided employment and entertainment over the years. A former winner of Merseyside Woman of the Year for Arts and Culture she was a recent nominee for Best Performance in a Play in the British Theatre Awards.

Lights Up On Liverpool – In conversation with Margaret Connell and Eithne Browne

Weds 11th December, 5pm till 7pm
Lights Up On Liverpool – In conversation with Margaret Connell and Eithne Browne - FREE Talk

Central Library (William Brown Street, Liverpool, Merseyside, L3 8EW, United Kingdom

Liverpool Central Library

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