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In a departure from the world of big-budget films and special effects, Conleth Hill, 37, and Séan Campion, 41, create a world of characters and situations on a nearly bare stage with no props, as they bring to life the story of a Hollywood film-crew’s effect on a small village in Co. Kerry in Marie Jones’
Stones in His Pockets.
It’s a tour-de-force that has critics raving.
Hitherto unknown on this side of the Atlantic, the two have
mainly worked as character actors in Ireland, England and Scotland.
Hill is from Ballycastle, Co. Antrim, and it’s no
coincidence that his primary character, “Charlie,” is also from
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In Saturdayâs books pages, Keith Ridgway talks to John Self about A Shock, his first book in a long time; Anne MacManus talks to Una Mullally about her debut novel, Mother Mother; and David OâDoherty talks to Patrick Freyne about his new childrenâs book.
Reviews are Una Mullally on Rememberings by Sinéad OâConnor; Niamh Donnelly on Trouble by Philip à Ceallaigh; Catherine Taylor on the best new fiction in translation; Kevin Gildea on The Stranger Times by CK McDonnell; Claire Connolly on The Routledge International Handbook of Irish Studies, edited by Renée Fox, Mike Cronin and Brian à Conchubhair, and The New Irish Studies by Paige Reynolds; Joe Humphreys on A Hut at the Edge of the Village by John Moriarty, edited by Martin Shaw; Sarah Moss on Panenka, Rónán Hession; and Sarah Gilmartin on Malibu Rising by Taylor Reid.
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